Scrum Master

The Scrum Master helps product teams apply the right Agile practices to deliver high-quality, consistent software products. The role assists the team in meeting its delivery goals through facilitating key ceremonies and events, and daily team communications.

Key Accountabilities & Activities

In line with the business and digital strategy of ENOWA, the successful candidate will:

• Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership and promote best practices.
• Support the Product Owner (particularly in cases where POs are not co-located with the Agile teams) to facilitate the team’s progress towards the goal, and lead the team’s effort in relentless improvement.
• Facilitate key ceremonies and meetings.
• Eliminate impediments to improve the efficiency of teams.
• Coordinate with other product/delivery teams to ensure alignment.
• Support the Agile Coach in maturing the Agile practice within ENOWA.
• The above responsibilities will lead to the following:
• Delivery velocity increases and processes become efficient & predictable.
• The expected business outcome is achieved.

Background, Skills & Qualifications

Experience

• 6+ years of supporting onsite & remote delivery teams, including experience working with multiple third-party vendors.
• Strong proven experience in delivering both technology platforms (e.g. IoT, Data & Integration) as well as utility-specific business platforms (e.g. GIS, Digital Twin, DERMS, Customer, etc.).
• Support multiple agile delivery teams that work in both an onsite & remote setup and increase their performance on key outcomes (e.g. velocity, code quality).
• Deep experience in technology service development.

Knowledge

• Deep technical expertise and a good understanding of the underlying Energy & Water business processes and systems.
• Strong understanding of emerging software engineering methodologies and principles (e.g., different Agile methodologies, DevSecOps).

Skills

• Ability to identify, challenge and consider opportunities outside of conventional thinking to resolve problems and address gaps.
• Communicate effectively at all levels and across all audiences; synthesizing complex issues and analysis to support decision making.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate business and functional requirements to stakeholders.
• High commitment to meeting business needs.
• High personal energy, active approach with a can-do mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to work on a diverse scope of tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to operate in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Ability to bring innovative ideas from inception to actual implementation.
• Flexibility to work in the relatively unstructured environment of a start-up.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in business or technical field.
• Proven track record of success, possibly backed up by a positive referral.
• Relevant advanced certifications from top-tier companies/education platforms.