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Scrum Master

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Posted on: 28-05-2025
Job description
Act as the Scrum Master for the team, facilitating Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives). Promote Agile principles, remove obstacles, and ensure adherence to Scrum practices. Project Planning: Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and timelines. Assist in the creation and maintenance of the product backlog. Technical Expertise: Possess strong technical knowledge and proficiency in the technologies used by the team (e.g., programming languages, frameworks, databases, etc.). Guide the team in technical decision-making and best practices. Code Reviews: Conduct regular code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and the implementation of best practices. Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD): Promote the adoption of CI/CD practices to automate the build, testing, and deployment processes, ensuring a streamlined development workflow. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks and challenges that may impact project success. Proactively address technical issues and provide timely solutions. Collaboration: Foster collaboration and effective communication among team members, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes. Performance Management: Set clear performance expectations for team members and provide regular feedback. Identify and address performance issues and development needs. Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Identify opportunities to enhance processes, productivity, and software quality. Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress and managing their expectations. Requirements: Should have an 10+ years experience in Technical and 3+ years in Managing Scrum Proven experience as a Technical Lead and Scrum Master in software development projects. Strong technical expertise in Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar Agile certifications. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum principles and practices. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to lead and mentor a technical team effectively. Problem-solving and conflict resolution capabilities. Strong organizational and time management skills. Nice to have: Handling revue end to end of the project. BA skills will be added advantage Technical skillsets with Product Mindset. Understanding of Technical Terminologies. Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience. Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers. Knowledge of data analytics and data literacy supporting the development of our product strategy and roadmap. Contributes to solution discovery through collaboration with cross functional teams to identify potential solutions that address user needs and align with business goals
Qualification

Act as the Scrum Master for the team, facilitating Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives). Promote Agile principles, remove obstacles, and ensure adherence to Scrum practices. Project Planning: Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and timelines. Assist in the creation and maintenance of the product backlog. Technical Expertise: Possess strong technical knowledge and proficiency in the technologies used by the team (e.g., programming languages, frameworks, databases, etc.). Guide the team in technical decision-making and best practices. Code Reviews: Conduct regular code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and the implementation of best practices. Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD): Promote the adoption of CI/CD practices to automate the build, testing, and deployment processes, ensuring a streamlined development workflow. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks and challenges that may impact project success. Proactively address technical issues and provide timely solutions. Collaboration: Foster collaboration and effective communication among team members, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes. Performance Management: Set clear performance expectations for team members and provide regular feedback. Identify and address performance issues and development needs. Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Identify opportunities to enhance processes, productivity, and software quality. Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress and managing their expectations. Requirements: Should have an 10+ years experience in Technical and 3+ years in Managing Scrum Proven experience as a Technical Lead and Scrum Master in software development projects. Strong technical expertise in Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar Agile certifications. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum principles and practices. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to lead and mentor a technical team effectively. Problem-solving and conflict resolution capabilities. Strong organizational and time management skills. Nice to have: Handling revue end to end of the project. BA skills will be added advantage Technical skillsets with Product Mindset. Understanding of Technical Terminologies. Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience. Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers. Knowledge of data analytics and data literacy supporting the development of our product strategy and roadmap. Contributes to solution discovery through collaboration with cross functional teams to identify potential solutions that address user needs and align with business goals

 Key job details

Primary Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Job Type
Experienced
Primary Skills
Jira, Kanban, Confluence, Scrum Methodology
Years of Experience
8
Travel
No
Job Posting
28/05/2025

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