Logica is a business and technology service company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries. We deliver business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing across all industries and business functions. We create value by successfully integrating people, business and technology to create effective, sustainable business ecosystems. Our people apply insight to create innovative answers to your business needs. More information is available at www.logica.com

Scrum Master

We are looking for a development team lead with outstanding leadership skills.  Have you worked as a scrum master in the past and thoroughly enjoyed that experience?

We are seeking an exceptionally talented Scrum Master who will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and coaching skills supporting the development of our software applications.

The successful candidate will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem solving skills and a drive to make a difference. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management and constantly improving our standards of work.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, education and/or certificate required.

Overall

• ·         Must be “self-motivated” and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated
• ·         Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments
• ·         Communicate with management, developers, product managers, deployment
• ·         Must be a “team-player” with the ability to work within a collaborative environments
• ·         Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
• ·         Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
• ·         Maintain process documentation
• ·         Assist as needed with backlog maintenance
• ·         Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• ·         Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs
• ·         Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
• ·         Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
• ·         Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions
• ·         Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• ·         Empower the team to self-organize
• ·         Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education and experience
• ·         Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 5+ years project management experience and 1+ years of Scrum Master experience
• ·         Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types
• ·         Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
• ·         Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• ·         Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle
• ·         Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel
• ·         Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
• ·         Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential
• ·         Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
• ·         Must be collaborative in driving decisions
• ·         Must be a team-player
• ·         Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
• ·         Experience in a scientific or Oil & Gas environment
• ·         Passion to proactively seek ways to improve processes
• ·         Self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position and can constructively resolve problems
• ·         Creative, resourceful and innovative at tackling complex challenges (in a timely matter)
• ·         Self taught and self-teaching, with a demonstrated aptitude for acquiring knowledge and skills and new technologies readily
• ·         Organized and self-directing with the ability to identify priorities and mobilize projects in an orderly fashion to achieve desired results
• ·         Respectful, professional interpersonal working style
• ·         Uncompromising Honesty
• ·         Approachable and willing to offer helpful solutions
• ·         Should handle constructive feedback well

Support the product development process

Support the Product Owner

Support the Product Team

Skills and Experience

Optional requirements:

Personal Characteristics:

Please email your resume in MS Word, RTF, HTML, or ASCII text format to the address below. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.

56080-CJB-0@logica.hrmdirect.com

 

This is an opportunity to join the Logica with North American headquarters in Houston, Texas, servicing our North American clients.

Logica
3700 West Sam Houston Parkway South
Suite 500
Houston, TX 77042

Logica is an EEO Employer.