Scrum Master â Modern Workplace Service Line
Gijima Holdings Midrand
Key Responsibilities
Agile Facilitation
Agile Expertise (Must-Have)
Agile Facilitation
- Facilitate all Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, backlog grooming
- Ensure the pod operates as a high-performing, self-organizing team
- Coach the team on Agile principles and continuous improvement
- Protect the team from distractions and scope creep
- Maintain sprint velocity and burndown tracking
- Own the delivery rhythm: ensure sprints start and end on time, outcomes are clearly defined, and acceptance criteria are met
- Work with Lead Engineers to break down customer requirements into deliverable sprint goals
- Track progress against sprint commitments and escalate risks early
- Ensure all deliverables (technical work, documentation, knowledge transfer) are completed to quality standards
- Manage dependencies across multiple workstreams or pods
- Act as the primary point of contact for customer stakeholders on delivery progress
- Facilitate sprint reviews and demos with customer teams
- Manage customer expectations: communicate progress, risks, and changes transparently
- Escalate blockers and impediments to customer leadership when necessary
- Build trusted relationships with customer project sponsors and IT leadership
- Identify and remove blockers that prevent the team from delivering sprint outcomes
- Escalate technical, commercial, or organizational impediments to Lead Engineers or service line leadership
- Facilitate decision-making when the team is stuck
- Ensure the team has the tools, access, and resources needed to deliver
- Lead retrospectives that drive actionable improvements to team performance
- Track and report on key metrics: sprint velocity, cycle time, customer satisfaction
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency and quality
- Contribute to CloudOps service line evolution based on delivery insights
- Ensure all sprint outcomes are documented, and knowledge is transferred to customer teams
- Maintain a delivery log: decisions made, risks mitigated, lessons learned
- Support the creation of runbooks, configuration guides, and handover materials
- Facilitate workshops and training sessions with customer teams
Agile Expertise (Must-Have)
- 3+ years' experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Delivery Lead in technology delivery environments
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (PSM, SAFe, etc.)
- Deep understanding of Agile principles and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- Proven track record of facilitating high-performing Agile teams
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