Introduction Our client is seeking an exceptional senior Agile Master who transforms teams into high-performing DevOps powerhouses through expert facilitation, coaching, and agile methodology mastery!
Lead and empower multiple feature teams to deliver exceptional results using SAFe, Scrum, and scaled agile frameworks while driving continuous improvement and organizational agility!
The ideal candidate is a certified agile expert with superior emotional intelligence and leadership skills who excels at facilitating complex team dynamics, brings deep understanding of scaled agile frameworks (SAFe/Nexus/LeSS), demonstrates proven change management expertise, actively mentors other Agile Masters, and possesses technical acumen to effectively steer development discussions and influence engineers toward excellence!
✅ Senior Agile Master with scaled framework expertise and team coaching
✅ Hybrid and remote working flexibility with 1960 flexible annual hours
✅ Leadership role driving agile transformation and high-performance teams
Position: Contract: 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026
Experience: Senior Level with Mandatory Agile Certifications
Commencement: 1 June 2026
Location: Hybrid: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation
Duties & Responsibilities Role Requirements
Takes ownership and responsibility for all aspects of the team's delivery and performance Supports (multiple) feature teams in complex products / sub-products up to domain level Provides key insights into the evolution of agile KPIs in complex agile teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership Guides the team and organisation on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes and product backlog management Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team's agile way of working. This includes facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels Co-ordinates product planning, together with Product Owners Co-ordinates and leads relevant agile ceremonies Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element Focuses on continuous improvement and change management with the relevant feature teams Drives topics related to team morale & culture Provides coaching & support of feature members Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and Product Owners Assists with other project / product- and team coordination tasks when required Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters, where required Drives the agile quality assessment Drives the agile testing approaches Drives the resolution of impediments Drives the team delivery
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Desired Experience & Qualification Qualifications / Experience
IT / Business Degree
Mandatory Certification (One of the following):
Professional Scrum Master III™ Certified Scrum Professional - Scrum Master® (scrumalliance.org) Certified SAFe® Program Consultant (scaledagile.com) Certified SAFe® Agilist (scaledagile.com) Scaled Professional Scrum™ (scrum.org) Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (scaledagile.com)
Advantageous:
Project Management qualification
Essential Skills Requirements
Ability to manage and steer a team to deliver on time with the required quality and to create high performing DevOps Team(s) using agile methodology Deep understanding and experience in the introduction of agile methodology and (scaled) agile frameworks (e.g. SAFe, Nexus, LeSS) and processes Proficient in Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence) and metrics like burndown charts and velocity graphs Superior emotional intelligence, leadership skills, knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency Ability to understand technical topics enough to be able to influence developers and steer technical discussions with developers Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter Experience in change management, including the ability to effectively lead and manage organizational changes, identify and address resistance to change, and implement strategies to ensure successful adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working
Advantageous Skills Requirements
Basic agile software development experience (from requirement to deployment/operations) Project Management experience Knowledge of organizational Agile Working Model (AWM)
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