We are presently sourcing for a Project Manager\/Scrum Master specifically for a DevOps environment. Some technical experience from a facilitation perspective – e.g. able to understand a System Architecture diagram – is needed. If you are interested, please read below and apply. Please note, this is a contract based role with yearly renewal, the role is currently running until end march 2023 however will be renewed based on performance.<\/p>\n
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Job Title: Project Manager\/Scrum Master<\/strong> Job Summary:<\/strong> Roles and Responsibilities:<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Midrand<\/p>\n
\nThe Scrum Master is a servant leader to the DevOps delivery team, coaching agile methods, and providing support and facilitation to increase velocity and team productivity
\nThis role is responsible for identifying risks, dependencies, and impediments, leading the team and business in finding a solution, coordinating with other teams and functional partners, and actively escalating when needed to ensure resolution
\nThis role is responsible for keeping a pulse on needs and insights from stakeholders and other initiatives, regularly communicating status, changes in direction, and relevant metrics to avoid misalignment and roadblocks
\nQualification and Experience:
\nBachelor\ufffd??s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field
\nA total of at least 3 to 5 years relevant experience of which at least two years needs to be as a Scrum Master or Project Manager
\nExperience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, TDD, and BDD
\nCertifications in traditional Project Management practices, e.g., Prince 2, PMP preferred
\nJIRA\/Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent experience preferred<\/p>\n
\nIs a role model for best practices in Agile process execution, motivating other team members to do the same
\nAbility to continue to monitor, learn, and implement industry best practices from the agile community
\nNatural “servant” leader, with strong ability to coach and develop others, an inherent entrepreneurial spirit, and focuses on ever-improving team dynamics and performance
\nable to highlight internal and external dependencies and break down complex blockers
\nExcellent stakeholder management and communications skills, with the ability to inspire, influence, and update delivery teams and senior executives
\nExcellent facilitation, organization, and problem-solving skills, helping the team manage conflicts, challenges, escalating only when team processes have failed
\nComfortable with ambiguity and working in fluid, fast-changing environments under pressure
\nStrong grounding in traditional project management practices
\nGood understanding of the business capability\/user journey, wider organizational goals, and desired product business outcomes
\nUnderstanding of both the current Telecommunications and digital services market and emerging business and technology trends
\nAgile software development environment and methods such as Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, XP. LSD, and FDD
\nAgile ceremonies, tools. and artefacts, e.g., retrospectives, demos, increment planning, information radiators
\nUser story definition and team backlog management
\nBacklog item estimation
\nContinuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools
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