Permanent Agile Lead/ Scrum Master, JOB TYPE Full-Time, ADVERTISED BY Agency. Our Client is looking for a dynamic Agile Lead who will will be the facilitator for the Engineering teams that utilise Scrum and Kanban as their development methods. The Scrum Master will lead the teams with the primary goal of fostering a culture of sustainable and continuous improvement.

Minimimum Requirements: Certified Scrum Master, Tertiary Degree in Commerce, IT or Engineering 3-5 years as Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager, 5 years in Agile Development Environment, Experience running Scrum with JIRA

Main Responsibilities: Runs daily, weekly and monthly agile rituals efficiently and strictly, Tracks work progress to identify blockages and developer divergence from allocated tasks, Blocks Business, Operational Staff and Product owners from interference with Development Structure Polices channels for submission of development work requests, Implements structure changes and strategy that are generated by agile retrospectives, High velocity communicator – making sure that all information regarding changes in scope, delays & other detrimental events are communicated to those involved with the piece of work as soon as they arise, Blocks stories that do not contain the right level of detail from entering the Dev Structure, Blocks changes to work once in development without following the proper re-evaluation process, Removes blockers with extreme prejudice when raised by development team

Suitable candidates are encouraged to submit their CV to: jobs@blackpenrecruitment.com