Scrum Master at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• Provide guidance to self-organising feature teams to operate effectively within the bank by:
• Ensuring the optimal use/application of Agile/Scrum practices and tools, and
• Driving the continuous improvement and scrum maturity of the feature teams during the facilitation of Agile ceremonies (including sprint planning, stand-up, sprint retrospective, sprint review)

Experience
At lease 3 years' experoence as part of an Agile software delivery team in one or more of the following roles:

• Project / Programme Management
• Business Analyst
• Architect
• Software Development
• Tester
• Product Owner
• Proven experience in the appliction one of more of the following:
• Scrum principles, practices and theory
• Agile techniques (i.e. User Stories; ATDD;TDD;Continuous Integration; Continuous Testing; Paring; Automated Testing)
• Configuration tools (i.e. JIRA; Confluence etc.)
• Qualifications (Minimum)
• National Certificate in Grade 12 National Certificate

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)
Knowledge
Must have detailed knowledge of:

• Documented patterns and techniques related to the Scrum approach (i.e. Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Group facilitation approaches (i.e conflict resolution, effective team work, etc.)
• Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc
• Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Must have in-depth understanding of all the Agile roles & principles in order to work well together with the team and stakeholders
• Good knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Planning, organising and coordination skills

Competencies

• Persuading and Influencing_Negotiating Agreements
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks_Maintaining Work-Life Balance
• Working with People
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Persuading and Influencing
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Relating and Networking

Additional Information

• Contactable via own mobile phone
• A valid driver's license and own vehicle is preferred
• Clear criminal and credit record