Scrum Master
We are an equal opportunity employer and our staff come from diverse backgrounds. We offer rewarding careers to banking and other specialist professionals with competitive compensation, clear career paths and opportunities to grow within the org anisation and we provide adequate training and other tools to achieve success in the careers of our staff.
REF: DFD /1/2018
Key Accountabilities
Qualifications
Key Accountabilities
Qualifications
We are an equal opportunity employer and our staff come from diverse backgrounds. We offer rewarding careers to banking and other specialist professionals with competitive compensation, clear career paths and opportunities to grow within the org anisation and we provide adequate training and other tools to achieve success in the careers of our staff.
We provide a very conducive work environment where excellence,
committment and loyalty are recognised and rewarded.
Job Summary:
Enabling cross-functional teams to develop medium-to-complex
business / customer/ employee solutions using the agile way of working that
integrates the business and technical needs. The Incumbent will report to the
Digital Factory Manager or any other official as may be designated.
Key Accountabilities
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Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to
excel at agile development
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Facilitate medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives from
initiation through release
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Navigate and identify shared IT services required by the team in
the delivery of its objectives
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Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal
setting and conflict resolution within the team
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Actively manage risks and external dependencies drawing in team
members as appropriate
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Create and maintain the appropriate vehicles for open
communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards, JIRA) to create a
trusting and safe team environment
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Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint
accountability for results and solving productivity issues
Qualifications
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At least 1 successfully delivered project using Scum methodology
in the role as Scrum Master
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At least 3 successfully delivered technical projects with
experience in software development and/or project management
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Relevant business degree
Knowledge
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Knowledge of Agile software development process (e.g. XP, Kanban,
Scrum, etc.)
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Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories,
Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired
Programming, Automated Testing, Agile Games
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Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
Agile Coach
We are an equal opportunity employer and our staff come from
diverse backgrounds. We offer rewarding careers to banking and other specialist
professionals with competitive compensation, clear career paths and
opportunities to grow within the organisation and we provide adequate training
and other tools to achieve success in the careers of our staff.
We provide a very conducive work environment where excellence,
committment and loyalty are recognised and rewarded.
REF: AC /6/2018 – AGILE COACH
Job Summary:
The role holder will be responsible for mentoring the key Agile
roles within digital factory, with the goal of improving the quality and
efficacy with which products are developed leveraging an Agile methodology.
Agile Coaches act as a conduit between technology and business to ensure that
all voices are being heard.
Key Accountabilities
·
Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to
excel at agile development.
·
Facilitate discussion leading to collective decision-making, goal
setting and conflict resolution across the digital factory.
·
Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint
accountability for results and solving productivity issues.
·
Coaches the Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Tech Leads within
digital factory to focus on delivering incremental business value while
sustaining an engineering culture
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Facilitates cross-team meetings and helps teams find innovative
ways of resolving dependencies and navigating complex business and technical
trade-offs.
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Engages in problem solving sessions with team leads on how to
develop long-term strategies and roadmaps which are congruent with the Agile
approach
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Conducts training sessions on the fundamentals of Agile with new
team members
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Communicates the new way of working with groups outside of digital
factory
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Engages teams of external dependencies to develop an incremental
integration plan
Qualifications
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Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience
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Certified Scrum Master / Agile Practitioner
Knowledge
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Knowledge of Agile software development process
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Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile
techniques: User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing,
Paired Programming, Automated Testing, Agile Games
·
Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
How to Apply
If you believe you meet the above requirements, please send your
application together with comprehensive curriculum vitae indicating your
qualifications, present position, salary expectations and names and contacts of
three referees. Your application should reach the address below as soon as
possible but not later than 4th August 2018. Please quote reference
number followed by the position applied for in the application.
The General Manager-Human Resources
I&M Bank Limited
I & M Tower, Kenyatta Avenue
P.O Box 30238 – 00100, Nairobi
Or email: recruit@imbank.co.ke
(preferred option)
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will
lead to automatic disqualification.