Scrum Master Jobs

Location: Edmonton AB / Calgary AB / Victoria BC
Our Company
Willowglen Systems is an innovative company delivering industrial automation solutions for the last 50 years. Our products are developed and supported by our team of developers, data scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Willowglen Systems has a global customer base and is chiefly involved in the metro-rail, oil and gas, pipelines, electricity distribution, and water distribution sectors – in locations including North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East.
At Willowglen Systems, we pride ourselves on our innovative solutions and the meaningful impact we have on mission-critical industries.
About The Role
Willowglen Systems is looking for Scrum Master to join our talented team. The Software Development department at Willowglen is responsible for the design, implementation, verification, maintenance, and documentation of integrated enterprise SCADA software solutions for Willowglen Systems clients across the globe. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on new product development initiatives involving the Agile framework, Machine Learning, big data/analytics and Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).
Key Responsibilities

• Remove obstacles that may prevent team success and take action to resolve and prevent dependencies and blockers during the sprints to ensure the releases in time.
• Create, maintain, and update Jira Dashboards from the sprint and scrum team metrics for transparency and strategy purposes for managers and executive stakeholders.
• Participate in the Release Planning sessions with the product management team to ensure the Development Team is aligned with the business objectives.
• As Scrum Master you will coach the team on how to host the Scrum Events within the development team.
• Responsible for ensuring the scrum events are hosted and fulfill their purpose according to the Scrum Guide and Willowglen adoption.
• Accountable for hosting Scrum ceremonies Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement session.
• Promote teamwork, communication, and transparency between the team and scrum teams during the execution and delivery of releases.
• Work with Product Owners to ensure the product backlog is updated and broken down into stories that are oriented to functionalities and simple enough to keep the velocity of the team.
• Support the team on how to get self-organized using Agile/Scrum practices and values to excel in our product increments and deliveries of customer value.
• Ensure continuous improvement towards the agile maturity model implemented for Willowglen.
• Ensure the team is working at its best capacity per sprint.
• Work with the PO and Development team to ensure the product goals and project needs are planned and executed within the Scrum framework and Agile mindset.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with Atlassian (e.g., Jira and Confluence)
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Must have proven multitasking skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Leadership / presentation skills – working with the customer, development, and implementation teams.
• 5+ years or equivalent of software development work experience.
• Previous experience in traditional SDLC methodologies.
• Must have excellent analytical and computational skills.
• Scrum Master Certification Required. Other certifications in Agile frameworks are a plus.
• BSc (minimum) in Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable area of studies – or equivalent.
• UML and BPM experience
• 3+ years of experience as SCRUM Master managing multiple concurrent teams.

Nice to have

• MongoDB, PostgreDB, MySQL
• An understanding of unit testing & Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Azure, Hadoop
• React, Angular, jQuery, NodeJS
• Kubernetes, Docker
• Elasticsearch
• Previous OOP development experience (C++ and JavaScript).
• Familiarity of software development technologies such as
• RedHat, CentOS
• Familiarity with machine learning software and tools (e.g. Tensorflow)
• Redis / Redis Streams
• Familiarity with customer UX design
• EMQX / MQTT

Are you up for the challenge? Join Our Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JWHLsToaxE
Our Mission
Willowglen’s mission is to be a global leader in delivering visionary, customer-driven industrial automation solutions.
Our Values
Respectful - We take the time to listen and understand each other, and this fosters feelings of mutual trust, safety, camaraderie, and well-being.
Agile - We are a customer-centric, responsive, and collaborative organization. We are quick to learn, adapt and respond to changing circumstances.
Innovative - We value and support innovation thereby allowing people to be innovative. We are always striving to deliver superior solutions.
Our Benefits

• Continuing education and professional certification reimbursement
• Health Spending Account
• Extended Health and Dental Benefits
• Monthly corporate lunches
• RRSP matching
• Open and inclusive work environment
• Great Place to Work Certified
• Paid Volunteering Time
• Opportunities for training and career growth
• Employee Assistance Program

Willowglen Systems Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. We thank all the applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by our recruitment team