Scrum Master

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Karachi, Sindh and two nearshore delivery centres. Founded in 2014, we now have 210 employees.

Position summary

This is a backfill for a team member who moved to another team. DPB Data needs another Scrum Master to run sprint ceremonies, remove blockers and help teams improve how they work. Remote within Pakistan. The team meets in Karachi once a quarter, travel covered. Few meetings, lots of written updates. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

What you'll be doing

• Onboard new team members to team agreements and working practices.
• Help product owners keep the backlog refined and ready.
• Coordinate release planning with QA and DevOps.
• Shield the team from mid-sprint scope changes.
• Support PI planning and Scrum of Scrums for multi-team work.
• Follow up on retrospective action items so they actually get done.

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years as a Scrum Master on software development teams.
• Comfortable dealing with conflict inside a team.
• Experience with Kanban and flow metrics.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
• Ability to coach without formal authority.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and CI/CD basics.

Preferred qualifications

• Miro or Mural for remote workshops.
• Prior role as a developer, QA engineer or business analyst.

Pay and benefits

• Flexible schedule.

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at DPB Data.