Agile Master – Centurion – Contract – up to R950 per hour

SUMMARY:
Agile Master – Centurion – Contract – up to R950 per hour

POSITION INFO:

We are urgently looking for an exceptional Agile Master to join a top engineering group that puts the forward in forward-thinking manufacturing and technology.  Use inventive techs with great minds that think alike and create next generation software systems. 

If you are big on sharing knowledge and ideas, and willing and able to travel internationally to work on this amazing project, this is for you! 

Join a team that encourages solution driven thinking in an efficient and vibrant environment. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• 7+ years’ experience in more than one Agile Team
• At least 10 years’ experience in the IT / Software DevOps industry is essential - Minimum qualification required
• IT / Business Degree
• Certification as Scrum Master
• Project Management qualification (Advantageous)
• South African citizens / residents are preferred Location(s) 

Responsibilities: 

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g. numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
• Previous exposure to cross functional Supply Chain processes will be advantageous. Specific Technical / Functional skills
• Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)
• Solid understanding of JAVA and related technologies and tools (e.g. Angular, RESTful and SOAP, SQL (Postgres), micro services) Soft skills
• Ability to work interdependently as well as independently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users
• Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
• Above-board work ethics
• Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
• Willing and able to travel internationally 

Reference Number for this position is SM52708 which is a Contract position based in Centurion offering a salary between R750 – R950 per hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Sifiso Mthombeni on <--------Please upload your CV here-------- or call him on<--------Please upload your CV here-------- to discuss this and other opportunities. 

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