Scrum Master

Job description

Introduction
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.​ Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As Scrum Master you will be responsible for building positive & productive working relationships with the client and the Digital Security team. Your role will include:
·  Plan, track and manage delivery of project using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently.
·  Work with Scrum Teams, Product Managers, Developers and BAs to ensure product roadmaps are developed and translated into user stories.
·  Establish and lead a collaborative dynamic planning process - prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team.
·  Matrix-manage a multi-stakeholder and multidisciplinary team.
·  Establish mechanisms for monitor and tracking quality of all products/services built.
·  Document track and manage risks and dependencies.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Enterprise planning and dependency mapping.
·  Enterprise design thinking techniques to get to solutions.
·  Understanding of DevOps.
·  Excellent written and verbal communication with empathy e.g. explaining any roadblocks.
·  Techniques to shape and prioritise backlogs, techniques for building out roadmaps/release plans.
·  Stakeholder management.
·  High attention to detail. Building strong rapports with all working levels.
·  High proficiency with Agile way of working i.e. working knowledge of scrum, Kanban or equivalent. Jira.
Nice to have skills:
Scaled Agile experience. Delivering solutions aligned to GDS/CDDO. Lean start-up.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Certifications for project/program management: Project or program certifications including but not limited to PMP, CMMI, Scrum Master or Aigle Project Management.
·  Technology Expertise: Experience working with a broad spectrum of technology solutions including Data and AI, Automation, Sustainability, Security, Cloud, Power, Storage and zSoftware or equivalent technologies.
·  Consulting Experience in Cloud Solutions: Experience working in consulting or project management for solutions including SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and/or Cloud.
·  Automation Technology experience: Experience with one more of the following Automation technologies: WebSphere Application Server, Extreme Scale, Cloud Pak for Automation, Cloud Pak for Integration, Tivoli Monitoring, Instana, Netcool, Watson AI Ops or Turbonomics or the equivalent enterprise solution.