Junior Scrum Master

Who we are

For over 70 years Buckland has been working to help companies across the world experience global trade in a better way. Buckland employs a unique approach to global trade that focuses on combining trusted technologies and talented people that know how to use them. As a customer-focused company, Buckland provides customers with a single source of unmatched Customs Brokerage (Canadian, US, Mexican), Trade Managed Solutions, Freight Forwarding, Trade Technologies and Warehousing/Distribution Services. Buckland strives to provide customized services in a memorable way.  

Buckland is looking for a Junior Scrum Master

What you’ll be doing

The Scrum Master serves as both the Team Coach and a servant leader for Agile teams, playing a key role in facilitating team events and processes. They provide support to teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to ensure the delivery of value.

As a vital member of the Agile Team by organizing and conducting Agile-related ceremonies, the Scrum Master shares responsibility for meeting organizational delivery goals. Their duties include overseeing effective backlog management, facilitating story mapping, and assisting in the creation of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria to maximize value..

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary, benefits package and matching retirement plan
• A friendly, collaborative work environment
• Opportunities for professional development & ongoing learning
• A chance to be part of a growing organization

You will be responsible for

• Participates in the working model of an Agile software development group.
• Familiarity with core Agile events such as Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product owners, testers, and other stakeholders.
• Advocate for and practice continuous integration, continuous delivery.
• Participates or facilitates testing efforts from QA/UAT; supports both BDD (behavior driven development) and TDD (test driven development) environments.
• Stands up new Agile Teams when planning and organizing around value begins.
• Provides feedback on the standard operating procedure for the Scrum Master(s); with an overarching goal to relentlessly improve.
• Support the onboarding of new Scrum Masters, ensuring their implementation to the Agile Team(s) are successful.
• Implement, coach, train and facilitate all Scrum Ceremonies.
• Support conflict resolution between the Development / Business Analyst(s) and Product Owner when goals begin or are diverging.
• Manage the velocity of each sprint.
• Map tickets to sprints and execute sprint planning tasks.
• Coaches or assists in defining user stories, acceptance criteria, testing expectations using scenario-oriented language.
• Proactively explore industry trends and advancements in technology to identify new and leading solutions that will significantly impact the achievement of the business objectives.

What we need from you

• University Degree/College Diploma in Business Analysis, Project Management/IT Project Management, or relevant education in Business
• 1-3 years of broad experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• 1-3 years as a focused Scrum Master
• Exposure and experience using project management software & standards – MS Project, Asana, Gantt Charts, Visio, etc.
• Certification or training in SCRUM is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word).
• Ability work in a Full-time environment
• Be able to work a standard day time shift.
• Comfortable to work in a (Remote/In Office/Hybrid) environment.
• Adopt a continuing education philosophy.

What skills & experience you’ll bring to us

• Previous hands on, intermediate-advanced working knowledge with JIRA
• A creative problem solver that lets the team take centre-stage.
• Ability to facilitate, lead without authority, coach, and mentor.
• Has previously led and/or implemented Scrum Ceremonies.
• Can lead, facilitate and improve (where necessary) the daily stand-up meeting.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across levels and functions internally and with third parties.
• Experience working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment with ambiguous conditions, multiple cross-competing priorities, dealing with both internal and external customers, including cross functional teams.

Please visit www.Buckland.com to learn more about Buckland and the services we provide.  The career page will highlight all current open positions and they can be found in this link. When applying, ensure to have your most up to date resume and all relevant documents related to your application ready to be uploaded. Buckland provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on any protected ground under applicable human rights legislation.  This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including: recruitment, hiring, training, placement, promotion, compensation, transfer, leaves of absence, layoff, recall and termination.

Buckland will work with and accommodate persons with disabilities throughout the entire recruitment, selection and on-boarding process.  If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition at TA@Buckland.com

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