Agile Master

Reference: JHB001427-NN-1

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies with agile software development experience
• (from requirement to deployment/operations)
• Problem Solving
• Communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users.
• Ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts
• through to proposal and successful implementation.
• Leadership skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Understanding of product and application development concepts and DevOps topics including knowledge or
• experience in a JAVA and/or cloud Development environment and IT operations Know How
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tools (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray etc)
• SDLC Methodology: Agile, Scrum, Kanban or XP
• Scrum master and other agile working experience

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

• Demonstrate expertise in data modeling and Oracle SQL.
• Exceptional analytical skills in analyzing large and complex data sets.
• Perform thorough testing and data validation to ensure the accuracy of data transformations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with precise documentation.
• Self-driven team player with ability to work independently and multi-task.
• Experience building data pipeline using AWS Glue or Data Pipeline, or similar platforms.
• Familiar with data store such as AWS S3, and AWS RDS or DynamoDB.
• Experience and solid understanding of various software design patterns.
• Experience preparing specifications from which programs will be written, designed, coded, tested and debugged.
• Strong organizational skills

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with team, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products r applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model.
• Conduct with the feature team members, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model. Focusing of the automation of environments, infrastructure, build and deployment pipelines.
• Facilitate the removal of impediments (willing to get into the detail to solve impediments)
• Involve all stakeholders (Business/Developers/QA) in solution design
• Lead explorations if needed to deliver Epics and User Stories from a Saga (e.g. story mapping)
• Couch team on structuring requirements in an Agile way
• Ensuring the sustainability of the project by taking appropriate actions where necessary
• Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products
• Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies
• Guides the team and organisation on the use and application of Agile methodologies and software development practices
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working. This includes
• facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element.
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes and product backlog management.
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required.
• Analyse of processes from start to finish.
• Responsible for defect lifecycle.
• Ensure that all processes are investigated / considered in obtaining the specifications of the user requirements (e.g., DoR)
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Relevant IT Degree
• 3 years plus in a similar role; more than 5 years of total experience in software engineering required.
• Security Certifications
• Cloud Certifications
• Enterprise Architecture Certifications
• SQL
• Python/Pyspark
• AWS (S3, EC2, Glue, EMR, Athena, Spark, Lambda, Kinesis)
• Data Engineering
• Terraform

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