EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team of technology professionals.

In this role, you will be working with a team of enthusiastic members supporting our critical technology systems and guiding our business partners & end users with industry best practices, solution design, and creating long-term value for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Servant leader to an Agile team
• Educate Agile teams to maximize efficiency and performance from Scaled Agile practices and values
• Coach Agile teams in self-organization and continuous improvement
• Guide the Agile teams to consistently deliver customer value
• Manage risks, mitigate impediments, and negotiate dependencies within and across Agile teams
• Facilitate Scrum events including, Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Refinement sessions, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Work with Product Owners to ensure features and user stories are clear, concise, prioritized, and understood by every member of the Agile team
• Establish and maintain open and clear lines of team communication to facilitate progress transparency
• Work with peer Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and Agile Coaches to increase the effectiveness of Scaled Agile

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development
• Experience leading teams as a Scrum Master
• ‘Team First’ mindset with an ability to build and sustain trust at all levels across the organization
• Ability to develop and foster teamwork. Ability to gauge how the team is doing and to drive the necessary actions to improve
• Emotional intelligence, level-headed diplomat, skilled listener, and clear communicator, with strong empathy traits, able to remain objective and constructive in all situations
• Ability to facilitate constructive debate and resolve disagreements and conflicts constructively
• Deliver hands-on training and coaching of defined Agile practices to individual teams and programs
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and cross-regionally across multiple Product portfolios
• Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate risks

Nice to have

• Certification as a SAFe Scrum Master or a Certified PSM or CSM
• Understanding of other engineering processes and methodologies and the ability to speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to a team or enterprise

We offer

• Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
• Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
• Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
• Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
• Focused individual development
• Benefit package:
  • Health benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible benefits
• Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)