Lead Scrum Master

Job Description:

“This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted.  No relocation is offered.”

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. The Chief Information Office is responsible for advancing information technology performance and delivering solutions with a focus on maximizing ROI, increasing efficiency and enhancing the experience of end users. Guided by experienced leaders, Corporate Systems seamlessly integrate with advanced Technology and Operations to drive our enterprise forward. Our Systems Reliability and Software Delivery teams are unwavering in their commitment to excellence, ensuring every solution is robust and efficient. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

As a Lead Scrum Master, you will be considered as the servant leader of a scrum team. The scrum team uses an agile scrum development methodology which allows the team to self- organize and make changes quickly.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Scrum Master guides a scrum team on how to use SAFe/Agile/Scrum practices and how to get the most out of self-organization

• Assesses the maturity of the scrum team, providing support and coaching their team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable to the team

• Removes impediments and/or guides the team on how to remove impediments

• Facilitates and leads Agile ceremonies (Daily Standup, Demonstration, Story Point Estimation, Retrospective, Iteration Planning, Backlog Grooming) and fosters continuous improvement

• Collaborates with team members, but does not act as a manager, lead developer, Project Manager, or Product Owner

• Remove impediments to a team’s productivity by shielding them from outside influences

• Empower teams and facilitate creativity while guarding quality and monitoring iteration progress while striving for successful completion

• Represent the team to management

• Disseminate information to the team, including metrics and charts

• Work with other Scrum Masters to ensure organizational process improvement

• Build and maintain a trusting and safe environment where problems and issues can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged

• As a servant leader, the scrum master protects the team from external distractions, allowing the team to focus on the work to which they have committed

Required Experience:

• 5-8 years’ experience; Technical Career Pathway (TCP) role

Desired Qualifications:

• iTrack/Jira

• Product Owner Skills

• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

• Business Data Analysis

• Design Thinking

• Incident and Event Management

• MS Power BI

Desired Education:

• Bachelors of Science degree in any Technical, Engineering, Information Systems or related fields; Developer nanodegree; or equivalent experience preferred

Our Lead Scrum Master earns between $128,400 - $215,800 annually.  Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:  

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

• 401(k) plan

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.

• Adoption Reimbursement

• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

• Life and Accidental Death Insurance

• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

• Extensive employee wellness programs

• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses, and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and gro