About us:
Amach is an industry-leading technology driven company with headquarters located in Dublin and remote teams in UK and Europe.
Our blended teams of local and nearshore talent are optimised to deliver high quality and collaborative solutions.
Established in 2013, we specialise in cloud migration and development, digital transformation including agile software development, DevOps, automation, data and machine learning…
The successful candidate will be our go-to person for applying scrum to produce high-quality work. The Scrum Master will manage timelines, address issues, and teach Agile methods to team members across several large-scale cloud migration projects.
Required skills:
- Experience working in a complex software environment with multiple deliveries, teams and dependencies
- Solid useful knowledge of different Agile approaches and the context in which they can succeed, helping the team evolve the common process that is most suitable for them
- Effective interpersonal & relationship building skills, with the ability to work across functions, geographies and cultures
- Exemplary communication skills in conflict resolution and negotiation
- Certification, e.g. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
- Robust Atlassian suite (Confluence/JIRA) skills
- Solid experience enabling and coaching software teams, helping them to identify areas of improvement, providing support with alternative methods and measuring the value of those improvements
- Demonstrate an ability to use data to help the team make informed decisions e.g. tracking and measuring velocity, using control charts to manage cycle time and WIP
- Proven experience in influencing & facilitating key discussions
- An ability to support the Product Owner in managing the Product Backlog
- Demonstrate evidence of how to improve the scrum processes of a team and the associated team behaviours
- An ability to teach, coach, inspire and encourage people to change their values and practices
- An interest to work across and contributing to our customer's scrum communities
Key responsibilities & duties include:
- Assist the Product Owner in managing the product backlog and related deliverables
- Organise scrum ceremonies across various teams
- Mentor team members in Agile methodologies
- Promote effective internal communication and collaboration
- Collaborate with product owners to manage backlogs and address new requests
- Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles for the product team
- Act as a change agent within the team
- Ensure deliverables meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) as agreed upon by the product team
- Guide development teams towards higher levels of scrum maturity
- Utilize data to drive decision-making for the product teams
- Foster a productive environment where team members take ownership of the product and enjoy working on it
Desirable Skills:
- Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
- Outstanding organisational skills
- Degree in computer science, business or similar field
What’s in it for you:
- An opportunity to join a fast-growing company
- Options for career advancement
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working environment
- Competitive salaries based on experience
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Amach is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This job description is intended to convey essential responsibilities and qualifications for this role, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks that an employee may be required to perform.
If you are passionate about driving customer success, advising on strategic solutions, and contributing to product innovation, we would love to hear from you!
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At Amach, we strive to be an inclusive community of open-minded individuals with different backgrounds and we are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We strongly believe that a diversity of experience and background is essential to create a fulfilling environment and better solutions for our people and our customers. All Amach employees and contractors are expected to honour this policy and act to ensure that every individual is respected in the workplace.
Your personal data
Amach will process your personal information in accordance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will comply with data protection law and principles, which means that your data will be:
- Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way
- Collected only for valid purposes and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes
- Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes
- Accurate and kept up to date
- Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about
- Kept securely
If you would like to contact us about your data, please use the following address: [email protected]
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What We Do
We help mature organisations evolve into modern digital businesses with faster time to market, increased operational stability and security.
We offer a suite of technical services delivered by an experienced team of subject matter experts. Our services can be provided as a fully managed service or as an embedded part of your team. We focus on both short-term and long-term goals that emphasise business outcomes for our customers.
Why choose Amach:
1. Business Agility - We focus on removing your IT debt, so that your company can focus on delivering business value to your customers at pace in a secure and reliable manner.
2. Cost Reduction - We help reduce your IT costs across all domains. This includes operational costs in both cloud and your data centres, licencing, evergreening, and reducing project delivery timelines.
3. Operational Stability - We will modernise your IT systems ensuring operational stability and resilience, to ensure the end user experience for both customers and staff are enhanced.
4. Enable Innovation - By removing IT debt, we create space for your team to focus on innovation, ensuring business longevity and futureproofing. We bring both sector experience and lessons learned.
5. Security - We address the overall architecture to ensure security by convention vs configuration. We promote DevSecOps practices, so security isn’t seen to prevent teams from delivery in an efficient manner.
6. Improve Employee Experience - We create and implement your EUX strategy that adapts to a changing world, while improving security and user efficiency - resulting in improved colleague satisfaction and retention.
7. Sustainability - Achieve your sustainability goals through optimising your overall IT footprint and reducing costs.
We thrive on delivering customer value in every interaction.
If you are interested in hearing more or to see how we could help you, please get in touch [email protected]
