Agile Specialist at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

Provide coaching and guidance to self-organising Agile teams and the coordination layer within the bank to:

• ensure the optimal application and usage of Agile / Scrum practices and tools across multiple teams and Product Heads by working side by side with the Team Appointed Scrum Masters and team members.
• drive continuous improvement and Agile / Scrum maturity of teams within and across portfolios, (in Agile ceremonies and across all Agile practices)
• embed the application of the Capitec Recipe (Scalable Agile Delivery Framework within Capitec) across all teams and the coordination layer in the portfolio

Experience

Minimum:

• Experience being a Scrum Master for at least 5 years across multiple teams and industries / organisations.
• Proven experience in the application of one or more of the following:
• Agile values and principles
• Applying Agile Methodologies (i.e. Scrum, Lean and Kanban principles, practices and theory)
• Working with teams using Agile techniques (i.e. User Stories;  Continuous Integration; Continuous Testing; Pair Programming / Pairing; Automated Testing, Mobbing, swarming and Agile Games)
• Configuration tools (i.e. JIRA, Confluence etc.)
• Scaled Agile Methodology

Ideal:

• Experience as part of an Agile Software Delivery Team in one or more of the following roles:
• Agile Project Management
• Business Analyst
• Software Developer
• Product Owner
• Experience as an Agile Coach working across multiple teams
• Proven experience in the application of other Agile techniques  (i.e. ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development);  TDD (Test Driven Development)
• Experience working in the banking and / or financial services industry
• Knowledge and / or exposure to different Agile Methodologies (not limited to Scrum, Lean and Kanban)

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Certification in Scrum or Kanban (CSM, KMP, PSM I)

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• n/a

Knowledge

Minimum:

Must have a demonstrated understanding of:

• Documented patterns and techniques related to the Scrum approach (i.e. Planning, Refinement, Reviews and Retrospective formats, removal of impediments and handling of bugs, etc.)
• Group facilitation approaches (i.e. conflict resolution, effective team work, etc.)
• different Agile and Lean metrics, their application contexts and be able to apply them to team improvements
• Must have a working knowledge of the principles and practices of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, collaboration, empowerment and increasing transparency.

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Negotiation skills

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record