Agile Specialist

Job description:

Purpose Statement Provide coaching and guidance to self-organising Agile teams and the coordination layer within the bank to:

ensure the optimal application and usage of Agile / Scrum practices and tools across multiple teams and Product Heads by working side by side with the Team Appointed Scrum Masters and team members.
drive continuous improvement and Agile / Scrum maturity of teams within and across portfolios, (in Agile ceremonies and across all Agile practices)
embed the application of the Capitec Recipe (Scalable Agile Delivery Framework within Capitec) across all teams and the coordination layer in the portfolio

Experience Minimum:

Experience being a Scrum Master for at least 5 years across multiple teams and industries / organisations.
Proven experience in the application of one or more of the following:
Agile values and principles
Applying Agile Methodologies (i.e. Scrum, Lean and Kanban principles, practices and theory)
Working with teams using Agile techniques (i.e. User Stories; Continuous Integration; Continuous Testing; Pair Programming / Pairing; Automated Testing, Mobbing, swarming and Agile Games)
Configuration tools (i.e. JIRA, Confluence etc.)
Scaled Agile Methodology

Ideal:

Experience as part of an Agile Software Delivery Team in one or more of the following roles:
Agile Project Management
Business Analyst
Software Developer
Product Owner
Experience as an Agile Coach working across multiple teams
Proven experience in the application of other Agile techniques (i.e. ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development); TDD (Test Driven Development)
Experience working in the banking and / or financial services industry
Knowledge and / or exposure to different Agile Methodologies (not limited to Scrum, Lean and Kanban)

Qualifications (Minimum)

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

Knowledge Minimum:

Must have a demonstrated understanding of:
- Documented patterns and techniques related to the Scrum approach (i.e. Planning, Refinement, Reviews and Retrospective formats, removal of impediments and handling of bugs, etc.)
- Group facilitation approaches (i.e. conflict resolution, effective team work, etc.)
- different Agile and Lean metrics, their application contexts and be able to apply them to team improvements
Must have a working knowledge of the principles and practices of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, collaboration, empowerment and increasing transparency.

Skills