Technical Scrum Master

DivIHN (pronounced “divine”) is a CMMI ML3-certified Technology and Talent solutions firm. Driven by a unique Purpose, Culture, and Value Delivery Model, we enable meaningful connections between talented professionals and forward-thinking organizations. Since our formation in 2002, organizations across commercial and public sectors have been trusting us to help build their teams with exceptional temporary and permanent talent.

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Location: Onsite at St. Paul, MN

Duration: 12 Months with possibility of conversion to full time

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered

Local candidates only

Description
Seeking a motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality software for medical products that advance clinical excellence. As a member of the software development team you will help take these products to the next level by optimizing cost, improving quality and increasing access.

Essential Responsibilities

• Servant leader who would facilitate scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Provide technical leadership to an Agile team of 6 to 8 Software Engineers
• Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards with continuous backlog refinement
• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile teams to ensure alignment and technology reuse
• Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining and support activities
• Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts)
• Coach, mentor and lead the team
• Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables
• Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
• Communicate effectively both within immediate team and across the program and business leadership team
• Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results
• Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge
• Have familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle and methodologies
• Leveraging DFR in Agile software development methodologies to drive reliability and predictability throughout the product development life cycle

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• 4 years C or C#.net in Microsoft Windows development
• 4 years of Agile software development
• Object Oriented Design Experience

Desired Characteristics

Technology/Process

• Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Certified Scrum Master
• Global team experience
• Experience in software development in the medical field
• Software development tool experience such as Perforce, Jira, Jenkins
• Understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

Leadership

• Ability to take ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members
• Ensure understanding of issues and present clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results
• Identify misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Make suggestions to course correct
• Continuously measure deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balance different competing objectives

Personal Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks.
• Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit
• Mornings important for Israel team overlap

• Reason role is open: Role open due to multiple projects; developers need to return to coding, need dedicated Scrum Master/Project Manager to track and manage software release execution and mitigate risks.
• Projects supported: Software development projects (enterprise software; not embedded or firmware-focused), UI updates, performance/cybersecurity, catheter integration
• Typical day: Daily scrum meetings, sprint tracking, risk identification, stakeholder communication, impediment removal, acklog management, bug tracking
• Key interactions: Software developers, systems team, test team, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Success in first 90 days: Understanding projects, team dynamics, stakeholders, and creating an executable project plan for upcoming months, predictable project delivery, adherence to sprint plans
• Past interview challenges: Candidates lacked hands-on software development project experience.
• Department: Electrophysiology (cardiac mapping, 3D heart modeling).
• Challenges: Balance technical skills with Agile experience.

Candidate Profile

• Top required skills: Software development project experience; Agile/Scrum expertise; hands-on experience working with software teams, computer science/software background
• Preferred skills: Technical background or prior coding experience; ability to guide teams technically (nice to have), Regulatory knowledge, medical device experience
• Education/Certifications: Bachelor's in Technology or Science preferred; Scrum Master certification preferred, CSM nice-to-have; experience more important
• Industry: Medical/pharmaceutical experience is a plus, not required.
• Systems/tools: Windows environment; JIRA for Agile project tracking, Confluence, EP system
• Personality traits: Servant leadership, strong listener, proactive, team advocate, strong communicator, motivator, critical thinker.
• Experience: 5 7 years overall; 3 5 years as Scrum Master .

Interview Process

• Interview format: Initial Teams video interview.
• Number of interviews: Typically two rounds (Phone/Teams, then in-person)
• Interviewers: Hiring manager and another team member; second round may include hiring manager's manager.
• Ideal start date: As soon as the right candidate is identified.
• Upcoming time off: None anticipated that would affect scheduling.

Additional Insights

• Deal-breakers: Lack of real-world, hands-on software development lifecycle experience, must have Scrum Master experience
• Nice-to-have technical exposure: Familiarity with C/C and ability to understand code changes (no coding required).
• Team culture: Collaborative, supportive team eager for Scrum Master leadership and partnership, fast-moving, adaptable, positive morale

About us:

DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.

DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.

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