Scrum Master

Job: Scrum Master
Duration: 12 months
Location: Ireland (Hybrid)
Day Rate: €400-450 p/d

Alldus International have partnered with Optum for a number of very exciting technology contract positions. Optum, the fast-growing part of UnitedHealth Group, is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business. Our teams are dedicated to modernizing the health care system and improving the lives of people and communities.

Act as a Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams within a Release Train
Establish team level cadence and drive team level events (e.g. sprint planning, team backlog grooming, team retrospectives, etc.) in alignment with Program reqs

Key Competencies:
– Assertive:  Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls
– Attitude of empowerment:  Must be able to lead team(s) to self-organization
– Attitude of transparency:  Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to both business and IT and build trust amongst partners
– Collaborative:  Ability to partner with others to achieve goals at various levels throughout the organization and lead others to do so by example
– Communicative and social:  Must be able to communicate well with all levels of the organization from Scrum team members to release train leadership
– Conflict resolution:  Must be able to facilitate discussion at the team level and facilitate alternatives or different approaches
– Continual improvement:  Must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team
– Enthusiastic:  Must be impassioned and high-energy
– Facilitative:  Must be able to lead by example and demonstrate value-add principles to scrum team(s)
– Flexible:  Ability to shift to the role or tasks needed for each situational transformation. Ability to “get the job done” regardless of role definition
– Quick learner:  Must be able to quickly gain a high level understanding of the technical and business domains of the scrum teams
– Servant Leader: Must be able to garner respect from team and stakeholders and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done
– Situational Awareness:  Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise, put corrective actions in place and/or elevate them to management
– System Thinker:  Must be able to analyze the entire software development environment and operating culture and bring practical solutions to improve and navigate both
– Team-oriented:  Must be a team player who protects the scrum team

Primary Responsibilities:
– Act as a Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams within a Release Train
– Establish team level cadence and drive team level events (e.g. sprint planning, team backlog grooming, team retrospectives, etc.) in alignment with Program level cadences established
– Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the team to encourage adoption of good agile practices
– Be a change agent and foster a “learn by doing” environment
– Encourage and facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration
– Remove impediments for the team(s) and escalate as appropriate
– Facilitate management of the scrum team’s dependencies between the program team and third parties, release managers, or other scrum teams
– Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution
– Maintain metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on team-level progress and quality
– Track and manage project execution in accordance with company's delivery and financial management practices

This is an immediate requirement for skilled a Scrum Master contract resource within a very exciting team at Optum. If you are based in Ireland and have the correct right to work (EU/UK Passport or Stamp4/1G visa) and would like to learn more about these roles, share an updated CV.

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