Scrum Master

Role Overview

• Supports and facilitates generally one to two Scrum Teams in various functions by fostering Agile values and practices
• Ensures team adherence to Agile principles
• Provides coaching to the Scrum Team(s) on how to execute the Scrum framework
• Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk
• Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders
• Serves as a filter to remove impediments to progress as identified by the team
• Protects the team from outside influences to ensure the team remains focused on Scrum Team priorities
• Partners with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience
• Agile Methodology
• Customer Solutions
• Information Management
• Organizational Analysis
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Program Administration
• Scrum
• Software Testing
• Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree
• Certifications are often desired
• In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered

Benefits

• medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
• dental and vision options
• employee and spouse/child life insurance
• short and long-term disability protection
• 401(k) with PNC match
• pension and stock purchase plans
• dependent care reimbursement account
• back-up child/elder care
• adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
• educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
• a robust wellness program with financial incentives
• maternity and/or parental leave
• up to 11 paid holidays each year
• 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
• between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service