Agile Scrum Master

Req ID: 329105

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Agile Scrum Master to join our team in Chennai, Tamil Nādu (IN-TN), India (IN).

Agile Scrum Master

FMRJP00034838 Agile Coach/Scrum Manager 2 (3-5 Years)

Job description:

As a Scrum Master you blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring, coaching, and continuous improvement. As part of highly collaborative agile team(s), you will advise on performance against agile values, practices, metrics, and processes to accelerate value delivery. In partnership with the Product Owner, you will maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments, and ensure effective agile events. You will support the team by engaging with all team members and product area leadership to reinforce and embed an agile approach and principles into the day-to-day work. This role often requires coordinating the efforts and releases of multiple systems teams with interdependencies to deliver a seamlessly integrated solution to our customers.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Here are the key skills and areas of expertise that are critical for success in this role:

• Bachelor’s Degree/undergraduate degree/equivalent preferred
• Introductory scrum master certification required; advanced certification preferred
• Substantial experience working with or in agile teams with good understanding of agile practices and tools (Jira, Kanban, Lean), technology, and value delivery for customers
• Working closely with the Product Owner to plan and complete the highest priority work as per the product roadmap through well-executed sprints
• Accelerating overall team performance, efficiency and value delivered by engaging within and across teams to find opportunities to improve agile maturity and metrics, and providing coaching, training, and resources
• Ensuring agile events are planned for and effective (e.g. sprint planning, daily meetings, retrospectives and as appropriate, scrum of scrums)
• Maintaining and updating squad performance metrics (e.g., burn-down charts) and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear feedback to the team members and transparency to other partners
• Organizing and presenting ideas and information logically and concisely to a variety of audiences
• Handling multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Coaching and mentoring teams
• Participating in a community of practice, providing scrum knowledge to members of your product area and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the product area.
  
  

The Team

The Workplace Investing Scrum Master Chapter is committed to coaching, developing, and empowering Scrum Masters to lead development teams that embrace the agile mindset. We have established a learning culture that amplifies best practices, delivers consistent, predictable, and impactful results, celebrates diversity and inclusion, creates a safe and respectful environment, and provides career guidance and mobility opportunities for Scrum Masters. We build trusted, collaborative relationships with our product and technology partners across Fidelity and embrace customer-focused methodologies that enable innovation and drive valuable product delivery.

Minimum Experience On Key Skills

3 - 5Yrs

General Expectation

• Must have Good Communication
• Must be ready to work in 10:30 AM to 8:30 PM Shift
• Flexible to work in Client Location Ramanujam IT park, Taramani, Chennai
• Must be ready to work from office in a Hybrid work environment. Full Remote work is not an option
• Expect Full Return to office in 2025
  
  

Pre-Requisites before submitting profiles

• Must have Genuine and Digitally signed Form16 for ALL employments
• All employment history/details must be present in UAN/PPF statements
• Candidate must be screened using Video and ensure he/she is genuine and have proper work setup
• Candidates must have real work experience on mandatory skills mentioned in JD
• Profiles must have the companies which they are having payroll with and not the client names as their employers
• As these are competitive positions and client will not wait for 60 days and carry the risks of drop-out, candidates must of 0 to 3 weeks of Notice Period
• Candidates must be screened for any gaps after education and during employment for genuineness of the reasons
  
  

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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