Senior Scrum Master

As a Scrum Master you will support the development and cross functional teams, clearing organisational roadblocks, and keeping processes  true to agile principles. You will also foster close co-operation between external stakeholders, the Product Owner and scrum teams. Primary responsibilities of this role include : Reporting on the team’s status, removing impediments to the team’s progress, and facilitating Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Demos, Retrospectives, and Daily Standup meetings for each team.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate and lead agile ceremonies - stand-ups, progress updates, retrospectives.

• Develop and manage a release calendar for BAU releases, integrating it with other project and business activities

• Oversee the planning, scheduling and quality assurance of support releases

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the release management process

• Work closely with the QA and Business teams to ensure release meets quality standard

• Act as liaison between development teams and business units

• Ensure adherence to agreed audit procedures and protocols

• Develop and maintain documentation related to release processes and schedules

• Contribute to regular BAU Support release activities at the direction of the Director

What experience do you need 

• 5-7 years ICT industry experience in a technical team leadership role with demonstrated understanding of Agile SAFe SDLC and end to end software delivery

• Extensive experience in Project management and strong experience as a Scrum Master

• Experience coaching in agile methodologies, techniques, systems, and tools.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to influence team culture and lead by example.

• Proven experience in facilitation, conflict resolution, and driving continual improvement

• Extensive experience with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies

• Demonstrated experience juggling multiple conflicting priorities to ensure best possible delivery outcome problem solving ability.

• System Development Lifecycle - experience identifying and introducing process improvements

• Able to present to senior management with ease and confidence

What could set you apart

• Microsoft Project experience (administration experience an advantage)

• Cloud experience

• Experience in managing diverse projects in diverse industries

What’s in it for you? 

At Equifax, we are on a mission to ensure that you have the support, resources and opportunities to Power Your Possible. Here are just a few ways we give back to our teams.

• Hybrid Work Model 

• Additional Leave Allocations + Public Holiday Swaps 

• Discounted Gym Memberships

• Discounted Private Health Cover (and discounted Pet Insurance if you want it!) 

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

• Career Development and Learning

• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace and Environment 

• Wellbeing Resources