Job Description:
- Role: Senior Scrum Master (Contract)
- Location: Centurion
- Contract Duration: November 2026 – June 2027
- Client Industry: Financial Services
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master for an 8-month contract to drive Agile delivery within a key workstream of a large-scale Ecosystem Modernisation Programme for a premier financial institution in Centurion.
Core Responsibilities
- Agile Delivery Facilitation: Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives), maintain clear sprint goals, and remove delivery impediments.
- Technical Delivery Enablement: Enable teams delivering across digital platforms, systems integration, APIs, and data. Coordinate collaboration across technical specialists, architects, and vendors to manage interdependencies.
- Platform & Infrastructure Collaboration: Actively interface with platform engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment, integration readiness, and smooth execution across non-functional requirements.
- Workstream Leadership Partnership: Collaborate with the Workstream Lead to translate strategic intent into refined backlogs while flagging delivery risks and trade-offs early.
- Agile Coaching & Team Maturity: Coach teams on Agile practices, fostering self-organisation, transparency, continuous improvement, and long-term autonomy.
- PMO Governance & Reporting: Maintain accurate delivery metrics (JIRA/Confluence) and align Agile practices with PMO governance and programme cadence without reverting to waterfall behaviours.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience: 5–8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery practitioner in complex, multi-stream environments.
- Technical & Platform Knowledge:
- Solid understanding of software delivery, modern engineering toolchains (JIRA, Confluence, Git-based tools, CI/CD), and enterprise architecture foundations.
- Proven experience working closely with platform engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in IT, Business, or a related field.
- Recognized Agile/Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).