Senior Scrum Master

Purpose of the Job:

• Lead SCRUM teams through the entire Agile process including Sprint planning, Stand ups, Backlog grooming, story creation, story point assignment, demos, post-mortems, etc.
• The Sr. SCRUM Master will coordinate the activities of a cross functional the team which includes software developers, test engineering, tooling, DevOps and Product Owners;
• Where appropriate, the SCRUM master will engage in technical relationships with vendors for to coordinate collaboration, bug tracking, deliveries.
• Contribute to SCRUM of SCRUMs as a key member to help provide status updates and define dependencies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Showcase and enhance your team coach competencies to build a performing team and train the team in Scrum, Built-in-Quality, Kanban, SAFe and ensure that the agreed Agile processes/practices are followed.
• Facilitate the team's agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring their effectiveness and value.
• Collaborate with the product owner to prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that it is well-defined, organized, and achievable.
• Assist in facilitating PI planning meetings, summarize team PI objectives into program PI objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency.
• Assist in facilitating ART events and processes - help manage risks and drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops.
• Assist the team in breaking down complex requirements into smaller, actionable tasks, fostering a clear understanding of the work involved.
• Utilize data analysis and metrics to identify bottlenecks, forecast delivery timelines, and optimize the team's efficiency and productivity.
• Assists the team to smoothly navigate forming, storming and norming team formation stages by addressing team dynamics, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Assess the Agile Maturity of the team and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Foster a quality-focused mindset within the team, promoting adherence to software development best practices, testing, and continuous integration.
• Encourage and facilitate effective communication and collaboration between team members, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters.
• Remove any impediments or blockers that hinder the team's progress, proactively finding solutions and promoting a positive and productive working environment.
• Facilitate the team's agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring their effectiveness and value.
• Continuously seek opportunities for improvement and growth, both at the individual and team level, by encouraging experimentation, learning, and embracing a growth mindset
• Deliver status to the program and other teams.
• Identify risks and work with other teams to develop mitigation solutions and strategies.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of as a SCRUM master for software development with embedded software projects strongly desired.
• Extensive understanding of Agile for software development
• Extensive understanding of Software Lifecycle Development models
• Solid understanding of software development, prior development experience is strongly desired.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive process improvements and predict delivery outcomes.
• Ability to summarize complex problems, solutions and recommendations;
• Ability to thoroughly document technical requirements in specifications
• Strong communication skills including presentation of technical material to groups.
• Enthusiasm for leading highly productive software development teams.

Decision Making and Supervision:

• Decision making at the SCRUM team level with an expectation of issues which impact the broader program will be communicated to the appropriate stakeholders.
• This role has no direct admin reports but will lead at least two multi-disciplinary SCRUM teams.

Working Conditions:

• This role offers hybrid work environment.
• Working conditions are generally comfortable typical of an office environment.


• The successful candidate must be able to legally work in Canada and obtain a Reliability Clearance