Senior Scrum Master

About Russell Technologies

We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about. We started in 2018 and have grown to about 28 people. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

About the role

This is a new role. The team has doubled in size over the past year. We've been doing Agile loosely for a few years. We want someone who can bring structure without adding process for its own sake. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia. Our team works from several countries. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Core hours overlap with Sydney business hours until mid-afternoon. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

What you'll work on

• Shield the team from mid-sprint scope changes
• Configure Jira boards, workflows and dashboards
• Spot team health problems early and raise them with engineering managers
• Remove blockers and escalate dependencies across teams
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, reviews and retrospectives
• Onboard new team members to team agreements and working practices
• Support PI planning and Scrum of Scrums for multi-team work

About you

• 6+ years as a Scrum Master on software development teams
• Clear written and spoken communication
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and CI/CD basics
• Ability to coach without formal authority
• Experience with Kanban and flow metrics

Pluses

• Prior role as a developer, QA engineer or business analyst
• Azure DevOps Boards

Why work with us

Salary: $3,000-$3,500 per month

• Annual rate review
• Paid in USD

Duration: 6 months. Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Russell Technologies Pty Ltd.