IoT Scrum Master

Job description / Role

Role Purpose:

To support Vodafone's key strategic growth areas in IoT, Group Enterprise Technology requires a highly capable and experienced IoT Scrum Master. This role will be responsible for establishing an end-to-end agile culture within the delivery IoT enablement & applications organization. You will develop, manage, execute agile process & take full accountability for bringing agility to all the IoT project deliveries. You will work very closely with technical delivery leads (product owners), solution architects, integration engineers, system integrators and software developers and ensure the IoT deliveries happen in time, on budget & effectively follows the agile best practices & principles.

This is a very central & exciting role within the young and dynamic IoT Digital team, which is a newly formed organization to address ever growing demands of IoT, such as, smart cities et. al. You will be leading & establishing an agile environment and will become a key part of major ongoing and upcoming projects for delivery. Your objective is to ensure that every IoT project that you lead gets delivered effectively in agile and as promised.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership:
- Take E2E ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles & practices for the delivery of Internet of Things (IoT) projects.
- Take the role of agile Scrum Master and facilitate discussions and conflict resolution and enable the exploration of alternatives or different approaches & ensure no impact on the delivery of projects.
- Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
- Coach and mentor team members on agile standards and best practices; ensure consistent best practices are applied across the work streams.
- Ensure the correct setup & usage of CDI tools for projects & ensure project documentations are up to date for every sprint.
- Manage stakeholders and vendor interfaces as required for technical delivery and report on project progress & activities.

Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience:
- Understanding of internet of things technologies & architecture.
- Strong interest & skills in software development for internet, mobile and/or communications technology
- Excellent communication, presentation & reporting skills in English (both written and spoken)
- Proven track record of managing complex software projects with agile methodology & CDI tools in Scrum Master role.
- Certified Scrum Master with ability to manage multiple projects comfortably.

Requirements

Language requirements:
- English (B2 or above).
- Any other non-native language an advantage.

Must Have Technical / Professional Qualifications:
- Certified Scrum Master/Scrum Practitioner.
- Must have several years of proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments, especially, in a Scrum Master role.
- A strong technical background and ability to understand architecture, source code & technical issues to drive effective agile delivery.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
- Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressure situations.
- Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
- Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e. burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.). in timely manner.
- Strong team player with an ability to identify and remove impediments or conflicts that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint & project goals.
- Self-starter & self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
- Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do and seeks feedback and execute actions.
- Expert level knowledge of CDI tools, such as, Jira, GIT, Confluence, Jenkin etc.
- Experience with multi-device & enterprise developments based on technologies, such as, Java, Oracle Databases, ITIL and SOA.
- Familiarity with cloud & data warehousing technologies will be highly preferred.
- BSc or MSc level degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Telecommunications.

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.