Scrum Master

Scrum Master Technology Progressive IT Resourcing Cape Town , South Africa Until 2026/08/09 Full time Job description If you’re someone who loves enabling teams to reach their potential and want to build a long-term career in an evolving Agile Organisation, this is the place for you! What will you do?

Expérience

Reporting directly to the Release Train Engineer (RTE), you’ll be supporting two or more cross-functional teams within a larger value stream or product ecosystem, working alongside other experienced Scrum Masters. The Scrum Master is co-located with their teams and work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Testers, Business Stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to drive alignment, flow, and continuous improvement. Beyond the team, you’ll contribute to the broader Agile Community of practice and help strengthen delivery maturity, coach new team members and shape the culture of agility across the organisation. You will also collaborate with the RTE to: Ensure alignment with Agile Release Train objectives. Escalate systemic impediments and risks. Support program-level ceremonies such as PI Planning, ART Syncs, and System Demos. Provide visibility into team progress, dependencies, and delivery outcomes. What will make you successful in this role? Coach and enable cross-functional teams to operate as empowered, self-managing units Foster a culture of trust, accountability and psychological safety Facilitate Scrum and flow-based cadences with clarity and purpose Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy, outcome-focused backlog Improve delivery flow by reducing bottlenecks and making work visible Surface systemic constraints and collaborate to resolve them Support cross-team planning, coordination and alignment forums Help teams deliver usable increments on a consistent, sustainable cadence Promote empirical learning through transparency, inspection and adaptation Contribute to continuous improvement beyond the team — at value stream or portfolio level Actively participate in PI Planning, ART Syncs, and Inspect & Adapt workshops, ensuring team alignment with program-level priorities under the guidance of the RTE

Provide regular updates and insights to the RTE, ensuring program-level visibility and alignment Qualifications Relevant IT Qualification (IT Degree or Diploma) Relevant Agile Certifications (CSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM, PSM I, PSM II, SSM, SASM, SA, ICP) Experience

• 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach or delivery leader. Strong understanding of Agile Frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean and product-oriented delivery) and the ability to apply them pragmatically.

Exceptional facilitation and coaching skills, able to create safe spaces for honest conversations, learning and accountability. Proven ability to influence and build relationships across teams and leadership layers. Experience supporting quarterly planning (including PI Planning and ART-level collaboration with the RTE) and working within a larger value stream or similar scaled structure. A passion for servant leadership and helping others succeed. Integrity Knowledge of: The release process, SDLC Jira and Confluence, Miro  Knowledge and skills Deep understanding of Agile Principles, frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) Understanding of Agile Metrics (Flow, predictability) and how to use them to drive improvement rather than control. Empirical process control and how to foster a culture of transparency, inspection and adaptation. Product delivery lifecycle and how Agile interfaces with design, architecture, testing and release management. Agile Principles and various frameworks Reporting and Administration  Core competencies Living up to the companiesGroup-wide core values, will help you achieve a successful career with them: Collaboration: Our client believes the best outcomes come from working with others, not around them. Collaboration is about listening deeply, respecting every voice and combining strengths to create something greater together. Care: It’s about showing empathy, celebrating progress and leading with patience and compassion. They care about people and foster building trust for long-term impact. Innovation: Challenge the status quo, experiment with intent and find better ways to deliver value. Help teams unlock creativity and continuously evolve how they work and deliver. Role specific competencies(Collaboration, Care, Innovation and Integrity) Servant Leadership: Leads by enabling others and being an example. Creates conditions for the team to self organize and take ownership of delivery outcomes. Agile Mindset: Embodies and promotes Agile Values – focusing on outcomes, adaptability and openness to new ways of working and thinking. Facilitation Mastery: Skilled at leading ceremonies, workshops and discussions that are focused, inclusive and outco

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