Job Posting: Scrum Master
Rx Networks Inc.
Remote or Vancouver
As the world’s leader in location assistance technology, we are growing. Do you have experience and passion for Cloud, Big Data and IoT? Come join our team!
Our Impact
Location. Enlightened.™ Rx Networks is a leader in location technology. We help shape the mobile location industry and empower devices to get fast and accurate locations in more places than originally possible. We ensure device manufacturers and mobile operators deliver the best possible user location experience. Every day, nearly two billion devices rely on us for accurate assistance for positioning. Along the way, we’ve become very good at dealing with massive amounts of data and deploying cloud-based, high-availability solutions. We’re naturally proud of this. But really, we’re just getting started!
With the growth of autonomous navigation and driving, unmanned vehicles and IoT – the Internet of Things – the need for high-quality assistance data and data management is only growing. If you like large-scale technical challenges and working in a diverse environment with a passionate team, then we should talk…
Our Team
Our team is fully empowered to Lead, Innovate and Create. This robust culture is driven by our exceptional talent and a belief that leadership is not based on a position or hierarchy. It is a mindset. We value Ingenuity, Teamwork, Relationship, Passion, Pragmatism and Excellence. Our employees tell us that they feel valued and listened to and their voice matters.
What you can expect! Here’s why employees say: Trust, Respect, Teamwork & open communication, non-hierarchical and learning, High Autonomy, Ownership and rewarding work with immediate impact on global customers. We have progressive people policies to support Work-Life Balance, including a flexible schedule, remote work and extended remote work where employees can choose to work anywhere in the world for an extended period.
About the Position
We are looking for people who are passionate about the location industry. Reporting to the VP Engineering or as delegated, and working with a tight-knit team, you will be deeply involved with Scrum teams in the product release process, facilitating secure and scalable environments within which their team can work, and allowing our teams and customers to thrive.
What You Will Do
· Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and Scrum practices
· Helping the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
· Lead the scrum and development teams in self-organization
· Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments
· Help the scrum and development teams to identify and fill in blanks in the Agile framework
· Resolve conflicts and issues that occur
· Support the product owner and provide education where needed
· Actively participate in Scrum Process (i.e. Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective)
· Work in a customer-centric environment, turn stories into meaningful features
· Engage with engineering, operations, and product management teams to support company priorities and roadmap planning
· Promote and nurture Agile principles and philosophy throughout the company
· Work with teams to optimize workflow, eliminate impediments, and drive continuous efficiency and improvement
· Passionate about learning new things!
As definied in the Scrum Reference Card by Michael James and Luke Walter for CollabNet, Inc.:
· Works with the organization to make Scrum possible
· Ensures Scrum is understood and enacted
· Creates an environment conducive to team self-organization
· Shields the team from external interference and distractions to keep it in group flow (a.k.a. the zone)
· Promotes improved engineering practices
· Has no management authority over the team
· Helps resolve impediments
· Has a leadership role
Skills and Qualifications We Value
- Prior experience on a scrum team
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
- Experience with successful Agile techniques including daily stand-ups, user stories, estimation & prioritization, scrum meeting facilitation and conflict resolution
- Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
- Ability to self-direct, and a strong sense of teamwork and collaboration
- Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
- Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
- CSM Certification
- B. Sc. in Computer Science or similar and minimum of 5+ years related experience supporting software systems in a highly available, production-grade environment
- Intermediate knowledge of the Atlassian suite of products, specifically Confluence & Jira
- Experience with application and/or web server environments
- Fluent spoken and written English, other languages an asset
- Demonstrates excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- 3+ years experience in a cloud infrastructure environment
- Knowledge of CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery and Deployment) process tools like Sonar, Jenkins (CI), Maven, Nexus, SVN and Git
- Ability to use monitoring tools
- Other activities as required
What Would Make You Stand Out?
- Experience developing customer features in an agile and responsive production environment
- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) knowledge
- Strong understanding of infrastructure and application performance monitoring
- Past experience with highly available, fault tolerant systems and maintaining SLA’s
- Ability to communicate in Cantonese / Mandarin
- Experience with revision control software such as Subversion/Git
- Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins
- Knowledge and understanding of AWS cloud computing technology and best practices
What Else Can We Offer?
- Competitive total compensation
- Performance Bonus
- RRSP (retirement savings) company matching
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Growth & Development Opportunities
- Training, Education Assistance & Professional Development
- 5 Learning Days per year that can be used to attend courses, seminars, workshops, certifications, or as dedicated study time
- Professional Memberships
- Team Lunches & Snacks
- Hybrid Remote Work Model and Extended Remote Work (employees may enjoy the benefit of extended remote work location and can work anywhere in the world for several months per year)
- Health & Wellness Allowance
Work Environment:
Ideally, this is a full-time position based in Vancouver, BC or it can be structured as remote work a time zone within 4 hours of Pacific Time. If desired, relocation to Vancouver, B.C. will be supported by the company.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flextime
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Expected start date: 2023-11-15