Scrum Master

Company Description

As one of the largest independent technology companies in Atlantic Canada, Mariner has a team of over 200 IT and software professionals working with clients both regionally and across the globe. With extensive capabilities in the areas of analytics, automation software, information security and IT consulting, Mariner has been delivering innovative solutions with a strong emphasis on productivity and customer experience since 2003.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

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  Guide and organize teams in terms of using Agile / Scrum practices and values to meet requests.
• Coordinate and facilitate daily scrum, planning and retrospective for a project team;
• Manage the activity book with the product owner and the team; facilitate the prioritization and estimation of items; identify activities and critical paths;
• Ensure communication, development, execution and escalation as needed;
• Prepare and animate Demos / Retro for each project;
• Remove obstacles blocking or slowing down teams; manage conflicts;
• Promote continuous improvement and a collaborative team environment to help teams increase productivity, creativity and innovation;
• Coach team members on the principles and best practices of Agile software development;
• Help identify and coordinate dependencies of external teams;
• Ensure visibility of the team’s progress and risks to management;
• Ensure respect for values and application of the Agile process as a whole;

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum as Scrum Master;
• Scrum Master Certification an important asset
• Have good knowledge of different practices: Safe, Kanban, Scrum;
• Have a very good knowledge of JIRA to manage and track user stories and backlog;
• Experience with multi-site team management an asset;
• Recognized experience to motivate team development, collaboration and productivity;
• Ability to adapt, be flexible and learn quickly in a complex environment;
• Have strong leadership;

Additional Information

Why Mariner Partners?

We believe in making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work – our team is located in major cities all across Canada, throughout the US and internationally. We are proud to be headquartered here, and are passionate about growing a strong technology sector here in Atlantic Canada and beyond. We offer competitive compensation; benefits packages and training and development.

We recognize that empowered employees are more innovative, more efficient, deliver better customer service and can flat out-perform conventional organizations. Our people have built products for national deployments at the world’s largest TV and Internet companies and leading real estate, financial and government organizations.

We are looking for passionate IT professionals who are curious about data, who love solving problems for customers and who want to grow their careers.

Join our growing team!