Scrum Master

Serve as the Scrum Master for one or more teams creating cloud-native microservice-based solutions Facilitate ceremonies (e.g., daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives) Collect and present metrics in various formats for different audiences Identify, develop ability and make use of data to create actionable plans for optimization, improvements Serve as a mentor and coach on Lean-Agile theory, principles, and best practices Remove obstacles and roadblocks in order to maintain the development flow Be a source of inspiration and foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork Own creation, management, and delivery of the end-to-end engineering plan for the product Maintain a safe environment, where everyone feels respected, empowered, and free to express their constructive thoughts and feelings Required Experience/Skills: 5-8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master and/or Senior Scrum Master for development teams Experience as a Senior Scrum Master on a team developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems Scrum Master experience with a team using TDD/BDD/DDD Scrum Master experience with advanced concepts such as scaling Agile (e.g., SAFe) across multiple teams and groups dvanced knowledge of Lean-Agile practices, metrics and KPI's (key performance indicators) dvanced ability and experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, etc. Drive the creation of information radiators and promote metric establishment and visibility dvanced time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines and best practices for teams Openness to new ideas, mentor, coach and train others to learn new things Outstanding interpersonal skills, a positive mindset, and a collaborative spirit are an absolute must dvanced verbal and written communication skills to help drive solutions Desired Experience: Experience as a Scrum Master on a team developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems Experience with a team using TDD/BDD/DDD Rollout and mentoring of advanced concepts such as scaling Agile (e.g., SAFe) across teams and groups, including ability to teach others dvanced technical experience in software development bility to interface with, present to and communicate to senior leaders Characteristics We Seek: Be curious about technology, agility and Operations. Our Software Engineering team is constantly changing and evolving. At Ascension, we embrace change and are curious to learn how the latest technology, tools and agility can be used to improve the lives of patients and our clinicians Shields the team. From external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity. Anticipates and addresses potential or actual impediments to team delivery (cultural barriers, logistic challenges) Learn and grow professionally. We strive for continuous improvement of our Digital Studio organization and our team members do the same. This comes from the path of constant learning, in addition to reflecting on past experiences for improvement opportunities Seek feedback. Feedback is important to us. We use it as a guide for our own development, and we build our software with feedback built into the process. It is incorporated into our Scrum ceremonies, including retrospectives to help us learn and grow Demonstrate positivity. Our organization's focus is all about solving problems, and most of these problems are challenging. We try not to let that get in our way of thinking- positive -- instead it's what motivates us to reach higher Work with your team. We understand that our best work comes from working together. Our teams enjoy working together, sharing knowledge, helping, mentoring,and delivering our best for the communities we serve. Live Ascension's core values. The Ascension core values are the standard that we hold ourselves to and a source of pride for us. We live by them. Our core values include:service of the poor; reverence; integrity; wisdom; creativity; and dedication Education: Computer Science Bachelor's degree or degree in related field of study Certified Scrum Master (CSM) dvanced Scrum Master certification Masters degree desired Scaled Agile Framework certification desired Comments for Suppliers:Experience leading teams through PI planning in a SAFe environment required.

Required Experience/Skills: 5-8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master and/or Senior Scrum Master for development teams Experience as a Senior Scrum Master on a team developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems Scrum Master experience with a team using TDD/BDD/DDD Scrum Master experience with advanced concepts such as scaling Agile (e.g., SAFe) across multiple teams and groups dvanced knowledge of Lean-Agile practices, metrics and KPI's (key performance indicators) dvanced ability and experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, etc. Drive the creation of information radiators and promote metric establishment and visibility dvanced time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines and best practices for teams Openness to new ideas, mentor, coach and train others to learn new things Outstanding interpersonal skills, a positive mindset, and a collaborative spirit are an absolute must dvanced verbal and written communication skills to help drive solutions Desired Experience: Experience as a Scrum Master on a team developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems Experience with a team using TDD/BDD/DDD Rollout and mentoring of advanced concepts such as scaling Agile (e.g., SAFe) across teams and groups, including ability to teach others dvanced technical experience in software development bility to interface with, present to and communicate to senior leaders Characteristics We Seek: Be curious about technology, agility and Operations. Our Software Engineering team is constantly changing and evolving. At Ascension, we embrace change and are curious to learn how the latest technology, tools and agility can be used to improve the lives of patients and our clinicians Shields the team. From external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity. Anticipates and addresses potential or actual impediments to team delivery (cultural barriers, logistic challenges) Learn and grow professionally. We strive for continuous improvement of our Digital Studio organization and our team members do the same. This comes from the path of constant learning, in addition to reflecting on past experiences for improvement opportunities Seek feedback. Feedback is important to us. We use it as a guide for our own development, and we build our software with feedback built into the process. It is incorporated into our Scrum ceremonies, including retrospectives to help us learn and grow Demonstrate positivity. Our organization's focus is all about solving problems, and most of these problems are challenging. We try not to let that get in our way of thinking- positive -- instead it's what motivates us to reach higher Work with your team. We understand that our best work comes from working together. Our teams enjoy working together, sharing knowledge, helping, mentoring,and delivering our best for the communities we serve. Live Ascension's core values. The Ascension core values are the standard that we hold ourselves to and a source of pride for us. We live by them. Our core values include:service of the poor; reverence; integrity; wisdom; creativity; and dedication Education: Computer Science Bachelor's degree or degree in related field of study Certified Scrum Master (CSM) dvanced Scrum Master certification Masters degree desired Scaled Agile Framework certification desired Comments for Suppliers: Experience leading teams through PI planning in a SAFe environment required.