Senior Consultant - Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer

Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. If so, consider an opportunity with Deloitte under our Project Delivery Talent Model. Project Delivery Model (PDM) is a talent model that is tailored specifically for long-term, onsite client service delivery.

Recruiting for this role ends on 7/3/20206

Work you'll do/Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master / RTE to facilitate agile ceremonies and coordinate the execution of our Agile Release Trains (ARTs). You will act as a servant leader, helping teams navigate challenges, ensuring alignment across multiple squads, and optimizing the flow of value through the organization. You will play a pivotal role in PI (Program Increment) Planning and continuous delivery.

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

  • For RTEs: Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various tools, such as the Program Kanban.

  • Facilitate PI Planning readiness and events.

  • Assist in tracking the execution of features and capabilities.

  • Escalate and track impediments to resolution.

  • Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.

    The successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

  • Ability to meet deadlines

  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others

  • Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and / or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management

  • Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes

    The Team

Our Deloitte Customer team empowers organizations to build deeper relationships with customers through innovative strategies, advanced analytics, Generative AI, transformative technologies, and creative design. We can enhance customer experiences and drive sustained growth and customer value creation and capture, through customer and commercial strategies, digital products and innovation, marketing, commerce, sales, and service. We are a team of strategists, data scientists, operators, creatives, designers, engineers, and architects. Our team balances business strategy, technology, creativity, and ongoing managed services to solve the biggest problems that affect customers, partners, constituents, and the workforce.

Our Digital Foundry, Operate, & Innovation offering balances strategy, technology, creativity, and managed services to solve your biggest challenges. We design and deliver services to run digital businesses, manage innovation and assets, and commercializes IP to drive growth across all Customer offerings.

Qualifications

Required

  • 6+ years of progressive experience as a Scrum Master and/or Release Train Engineer in a corporate or enterprise environment, including leading Agile ceremonies, managing cross-team dependencies, and supporting delivery execution.

  • 5+ years of experience in Scrum Master, Agile delivery, or RTE roles, plus at least one active certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), or equivalent.

  • 5+ years of experience applying Agile scaling frameworks, with 2+ years of direct experience in SAFe within multi-team or program-level delivery environments.

  • 5+ years demonstrating strong communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills, including facilitating planning sessions, aligning stakeholders, removing impediments, and resolving team or program-level delivery issues.

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience

  • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

  • Candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment

  • Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

    Preferred

  • Analytical/ Decision Making Responsibilities

  • Analytical ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products

  • Can operate independently or with minimum supervision

  • Excellent Written and Communication Skills

  • Ability to deliver technical demonstrations

    The wage range for this role considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $102,800 to $175,700.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

This position is aligned with the Project. To view the associated benefit package, please reference this document : Benefit Plan Project/Center: USBenefitsJourneyProjectandCenterTAM

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

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