Scrum Master

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• No. 1 Best Large Workplace in Ireland by GPTW
• 5th Best Super Large Workplace in the UK by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK 2023 by GPTW
• Top 10 Best Place to Work UK by Glassdoor

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

Due to our continued expansion, we are looking to hire an experienced Scrum Master who can help us further develop our strong footing in the business consulting domain. 

Ideally, you will come from a software development background and have at least 3-5 years’ experience in agile development /SCRUM Master/Agile Team Management. You should be experienced in full development project life cycle implementations and have experience working with a relevant methodology. 

Possessing excellent facilitation, communication and presentation skills, you will have the ability to deal with all levels of a client organisation and an ability to manage scope, RAID, resources and budget delivering projects to achieve their intended business outcomes. A team player and self-motivated, you will demonstrate a strong customer-centric ethos and an ability to develop strong relationships with relevant stakeholders and ensure their needs are met. 

Agile Process Management: 

• Understanding of the Agile Manifesto. 
• SCRUM Master – ability to manage a SCRUM development team. 
• SCRUM Task dashboarding & Kanban workflow management. 
• Responsible for product backlog management and reporting regularly to the client. 
• Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices. 

Project Management: 

• Project Budget development. 
• Manage and prioritize V1 Development Resource Work (Agile approach). 
• Project Status Reporting. 
• Customer Liaison (Support Issues, Schedule, Requirements, Testing). 
• Resource planning, budget management. 

Business Analysis: 

• Requirements review and development. 
• User Requirements Specification. 
• Functional and Technical Specifications. 
• Requirements Traceability Matrix. 

Team Management: 

• Project and Ticket management experience. 
• Team management experience. 
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information. 
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example. 

Qualifications

• Overall strong Project Management capabilities. 
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. 
• Budget management, commercial and Customer experience. 
• Full SDLC, ideally in a Microsoft development environment. 
• Excellent team motivator. 
• Proven track record in successfully delivery fixed price engagements. 
• Familiarity with Agile methodology, an advantage. 
• Experience in using standard Project Management and MS Office tools incl. MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio. 
• Excellent organization and communication skills. 
• Excellent command of English. 
• Strong interest in developing PM Capability solutions and methodologies. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience. 
• PMP Certification is desirable. 

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circ