SAFe Scrum Master - TM0006
Gurgaon
Trackmind – Trackmind - TM /
Full-Time /
On-site
We are looking for a SAFe Scrum Master to guide and support Agile teams in their transformation journey from a product-based approach to a platform-centric software engineering model. The ideal candidate will bring deep knowledge of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and hands-on experience coaching teams in Agile principles, ceremonies, and continuous improvement practices.
This is a critical role focused on enabling high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and ensuring delivery excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Coaching the team and organization to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
- Coaching the team to get self-organized
- Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
- Facilitating to getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
- Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and streamlining information
- Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Providing all support to the team using servant leadership skills whenever possible, and leading by example
- Leads team efforts in relentless improvement – Helps the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitates the team retrospective
Basic Qualifications:
- First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I/CSM)
- 5+ years’ experience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
- Worked in the SAFe environment on three or more Program Increments (PIs) and be aware of how their SAFe team is structured
- Capability to apply SAFe framework
- Support the team rules – These may include the rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Extreme Programming (XP), Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, and any other process rules the team has agreed
- Worked with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
- Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
- Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience with some of commonly used tools – Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Teams, SharePoint
- Follow the Scrum values - commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage
Preferred Qualifications:
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification as an added advantage
- Knowledge of other Agile approaches: Kanban, XP, Crystal, FDD, etc.
- Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
- Previous experience as a team lead
