Scrum Master at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• Provide guidance to self-organising feature teams to operate effectively within the bank by:
  • Ensuring the optimal use/application of Agile/Scrum practices and tools, and
  • Driving the continuous improvement and scrum maturity of the feature teams during the facilitation of Agile ceremonies (including sprint planning, stand-up, sprint retrospective, sprint review)

Experience

• At lease 3 years' experoence as part of an Agile software delivery team in one or more of the following roles:
  • Project / Programme Management
  • Business Analyst
  • Architect
  • Software Development
  • Tester
  • Product Owner
• Proven experience in the appliction one of more of the following:
  • Scrum principles, practices and theory
  • Agile techniques (i.e. User Stories; ATDD;TDD;Continuous Integration; Continuous Testing; Paring; Automated Testing)
  • Configuration tools (i.e. JIRA; Confluence etc.)

Qualifications (Minimum)

• National Certificate in Grade 12 National Certificate

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

Knowledge

• Must have detailed knowledge of:
  • Documented patterns and techniques related to the Scrum approach (i.e. Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
  • Group facilitation approaches (i.e conflict resolution, effective team work, etc.)
  • Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc
  • Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Must have in-depth understanding of all the Agile roles & principles in order to work well together with the team and stakeholders
• Good knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Planning, organising and coordination skills

Competencies

• Adapting and Responding to Change-Acting as a Champion for Change
• Relating and Networking-Managing Political Situations
• Working with People-Resolving Conflict
• Relating and Networking-Creating and Maintaining Networks
• Working with People-Adapting to Others
• Relating and Networking-Establishing Relationships
• Working with People-Showing Caring and Understanding
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Relating and Networking-Interacting with People at Different Levels
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Persuading and Influencing
• Adapting and responding to change-Working with Diverse Populations
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations-Delivering High Quality Work
• Working with People-Teaching
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Working with People-Demonstrating Appreciation
• Adapting and Responding to Change-Supporting Change
• Working with People-Demonstrating Self-Insight and Awareness
• Relating and Networking
• Working with People-Attentive Listening
• Working with People-Building and Supporting Teams
• Deciding and Initiating Action-Acting Decisively
• Working with People-Assessing and Understanding People
• Working with People-Managing from a Distance
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks-Displaying Confidence and Composure
• Persuading and Influencing-Making a Strong Impression
• Working with People-Supporting Coworkers
• Deciding and Initiating Action-Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions
• Adapting and Responding to Change-Working with Ambiguity
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks-Demonstrating Tenacity and Perseverance
• Deciding and Initiating Action-Demonstrating Initiative
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations-Championing Customer Needs

Additional Information

• Contactable via own mobile phone
• A valid driver's license and own vehicle is preferred
• Clear criminal and credit record