Job Description
Function Description
* The Cluster Scrum Master spends most of the time helping the various stakeholders in/outside the tribe to communicate, coordinate and cooperate.
* In general, she/he assists the tribe/cluster in delivering their goals by ensuring a smooth collaboration on delivery and facilitating continuous improvement in the cluster. The Cluster Scrum Master helps the cluster to self-organize / manage, and reinforces scrum / scaled agile practices within the perimeter.
* Next to that the Cluster Scrum Master builds and maintains the Cluster's main initiatives delivery roadmaps and assists/supports the Cluster Product Owner with the Product Backlog.
* He/she is able to build a pragmatic plan, takes up the necessary communications with delivery stakeholders and is not afraid to challenge architects, tech experts and teams on completeness of solutions to be build inside a given Business required timeframe.
* He/she maintains a continuous interaction with his delivery cluster partners Test Engineers and Release engineers in and outside of the Tribe.
* risk & impediment management
Education
Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience
Required Experience
At least 5 years of relevant experience
Technical Experience
Mandatory
Knowledge of agile reporting and follow-up tools.
Understanding of tooling on automated unit testing, automated functional testing and continuous integration tooling
Sound knowledge of software development methodology
Business Experience
Mandatory
Expert knowledge of agile methodology and techniques
Soft Skills
The Scrum Master represents and embodies the Agile spirit and acts as a « servant leader », which implies:
* a positive attitude, with empathy, excellent communication skills and pragmatic approach: listen to the team and support the team in their problem solving, create an environment of open feedback and trust.
* Encourages the sharing of knowledge and best practices.
* Continuous improvement: There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback
* Be a team player: encourages team building, based on collaboration and autonomy: use of persuasive power before authority, ask questions before giving instructions, support the team in resolving their problems before providing the answers.
* Looks further than the day-to-day objectives, enable actions in line with the IT strategy