Custom Software Engineer

Project Role : Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : Agile Project Management
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Agile delivery across cross-functional engineering teams. You will be responsible for creating a high-performing Agile environment, facilitating effective collaboration, and ensuring teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes within committed timelines.
The Scrum Master will act as a Leader, Agile Coach, and Delivery Facilitator, working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, Architects, Program Managers, and business stakeholders. The role requires strong experience in managing multiple teams, cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, impediments, and stakeholder expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, and PI Planning where applicable.
-Act as a Servant Leader and Agile coach for development, testing, system engineering, and other cross-functional teams.
-Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Architects, Program Managers, and stakeholders to ensure effective backlog management and delivery.
-Identify, track, and remove team and cross-team impediments.
-Drive sprint and release planning, ensuring commitments are realistic and aligned with capacity.
-Monitor and report Sprint Velocity, Burndown/Burnup, Cycle Time, Lead Time, and other Agile metrics.
-Facilitate dependency management across multiple teams and projects.
-Support teams in maintaining a healthy and prioritized Product Backlog.
-Identify delivery risks, escalate critical issues, and drive mitigation plans.
-Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and Agile maturity assessments.
-Coach teams on Scrum, Kanban, Agile principles, and engineering best practices.
-Support conflict resolution and encourage effective collaboration within and across teams.
-Work with management to provide project status, risks, dependencies, and delivery forecasts.
-Drive Agile adoption and process improvements across the organization.
-Support SAFe/Scaled Agile practices, including PI Planning, ART ceremonies, and Inspect & Adapt sessions, where applicable.
-Ensure Agile processes are aligned with organizational quality and compliance requirements.

Professional & Technical Skills:

-8+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
-Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
-Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks.
-Proven experience managing cross-functional and distributed teams.
-Strong experience in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, Reviews, and Daily Scrum.
-Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.
-Strong knowledge of Agile metrics such as Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Cycle Time, and Throughput.
-Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.
-Experience handling risks, impediments, dependencies, and delivery escalations.
-Strong understanding of software development and testing life cycles.
-Ability to understand technical discussions, identify delivery risks, and facilitate resolution between development, testing, architecture, and system teams.
-Experience with Agile dashboards, reporting, KPI tracking, and delivery analytics.
-Ability to mentor and drive Agile process and engineering improvements across teams.
-Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
-Excellent facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution abilities.
-Proactive problem solver with strong ownership and accountability.
-Strong coaching and mentoring mindset.
-Ability to influence without authority and build high-performing teams.
-Strong risk, dependency, and priority management skills.
-Data-driven approach to delivery and continuous improvement.
-Adaptable to fast-paced, cross-functional, and distributed teams.
-Strong focus on quality, transparency, and predictable delivery.

Additional Information:

-Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
-Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification is preferred.
-Relevant Agile/SAFe certifications will be an added advantage.

15 years full time education

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