Gauteng, JHB - Northern Suburbs
Monthly (Market related, Negotiable)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides specialised resourcing for client projects.
We are looking for a Senior Agile Coach to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1 year contract role.
What you will be doing:
- To grow the agile skills in the organisation by establishing standards, policies and practices for the introduction and sustainability of Agile methodologies.
- Ensure that relevant people in the organization are upskilled in the principles of Agile as well as the standards, policies and practices adopted by the organization.
- Drive the maturity of Agile at the company
- Implement and monitor an Agile transformation strategy
- Implement an Agile transformation plan
- Educate employees on the principles and practices of Agile
- Provide advice and guidance to Agile teams
- Ensure that an appropriate governance framework is applied for the Agile framework used by the organization
- Provide feedback for the continuous improvement of the Agile framework at the company
- Coach and mentor agile squads, executives, management and the organisation
- Contribute to the design of a strategy for the organisational adoption of Agile.
- Support a sustainable business agility transformation program by changing both process and culture,
- Contribute to the design, implementation and monitoring of Agile principles and practices
- Provide subject matter expertise to aid the organisation in understanding, using, and internalising New
- Coach teams into the Agile framework, providing employees with feedback and means of improvement, catalysing organizational growth and answering questions.
- Fostering collaboration with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile as well as overall company growth and improvement.
- Embody the Agile principles and values, and lead by example.
- Identify organisational impediments to successful Agile transformation and work to effectively resolve them.
- Support and partner with Agile squads within the organisation to promote collaboration and ensure consistent application of Agile best practices.
What we are looking for:
- Completed IT / BSc degree or other related
- 3 - 5 Years as Scrum Master I (DM)
- 10 - 12 Years experience in software development. (7 years in Agile Software Development)
- Scrum Coach Certified, Scrum Trainer Certified or Agilist Certification
- Experience in Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
- Experience applying concepts and techniques from multiple agile approaches including
- Extreme Programming, Lean, Scrum, Kanban and Safe
Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.
Please note that most of our positions are remote however candidates should be residing within the traveling distance as circumstance of the opportunity can change.