*Hybrid Contract Opportunity*

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Scrum Master position! This is a 6+ month contract opportunity and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide servant-leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Strengthen understanding of effective practices, theories, and techniques to support continuous improvement.
• Educate and coach teams to create an environment fostering self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Visualize, communicate, and radiate team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.
• Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices, including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, pairing, and information radiators to help create high-performing teams.
• Curate team-level coaching content used to guide teams regarding agile practices.
• Facilitate meetings such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving, and alignment sessions.
• Address blocking issues beyond team authority or requiring cross-team support to ensure teams remain focused on achieving their goals.
• Work with other Agile Leaders to increase the effectiveness of Agile practices within the organization.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced Scrum Masters.
• Ensure compliance with risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls.
• Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis.

What You'll Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience as a member of an Agile team, including a minimum of 2 years as a Scrum Master, OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years of higher education and/or work experience, including at least 4 years as a member of an Agile team, with a minimum of 2 years as a Scrum Master.
• Knowledge of the banking industry.
• Experience in a Scaled Agile Environment.
• Proficiency in Jira, Power BI, and other Agile tools.
• Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.



Preferred Qualifications:

• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (e.g., project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment).
• Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Experience developing and managing digital capabilities.
• Understanding of Design Thinking principles.

Pay Range: $48-$63/hr +

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