Job Description

Are you a  Scrum Master  looking to join one of the top companies in the  Banking industry ?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience  as a  Scrum Master ?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work  ON-SITE with our client in Buffalo, NY . Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Provides servant leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams through the practical application of Agile principles and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories, and techniques to support continuous improvement. 
• Educates and coaches teams to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Visualizes, communicates, and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders. 
• Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices, including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, and information radiators, to help create high-performing teams.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement for individuals within agile teams, constantly discovering better ways of working through transparency, collaboration, and regular retrospectives.
• Curate team-level coaching content used to guide teams regarding agile practices.
• Facilitate meetings with the teams for purposes of idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving, and alignment.
• Help the teams gain transparency into their workflow through the appropriate use of information radiators.
• Address blocking issues that are beyond the team's authority or require support from other teams, so the team remains focused on achieving its goals.
• Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance the effectiveness of Agile applications within the organization.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced Scrum Masters.
• Seek and host a variety of individual and team learning opportunities, such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading, and classroom training.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. 
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brand.
• Maintain client internal control standards, including the timely implementation of internal and external audit points, as well as addressing any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• While not having direct management responsibility, the position manages activities through influence, accountability, and ownership, functioning in an agile environment.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $40.92 - $68.19 /hour .

Hours:  M-F 1st shift **Hybrid - 3 days in-office, 2 days remote

Length: Contract to Direct

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

About Acara  Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies attract and retain top talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED with 8 years of experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Minimum 4 years of experience as a member of an agile team.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of experience.
• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment).
• Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
• Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.
• Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience leading through influence.
• Agile methodologies expert
• Expert communicator
• Able to take the initiative.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.

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