IT Scrum Master - Irving, Texas

Get To Know Us!

WebTPA, a GuideWell Company, is a healthcare third-party administrator with over 30+ years of experience building unique benefit solutions and managing customized health plans.

What is your impact?

The IT Scrum Master is responsible for guiding the team in developing the solution using Agile practices for medium to high complexity initiatives from initiation through release. Run key Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-up meetings, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews/demos and sprint retrospectives. The Scrum Master will utilize the Sr. Scrum Master for SME knowledge. Create and maintain the appropriate channels for open communication within the scrum team to create a trusting and safe team environment. Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues. Protect the team from outside distractions. Remove obstacles in order to continue to deliver.

Location

This is an in-office position: 8500 Freeport Pkwy Irving, Texas 75063

What Will You Be Doing:

• The essential functions listed represent the major duties of this role, additional duties may be assigned.
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies such as daily stand up meetings, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews/demos and sprint retrospectives. (20%)
• Assist the scrum team to become a self-organized, cross-functional and highly efficient team that delivers high-quality products (15%)
• Facilitate documenting and executing the team's continuous improvement plan, based on retrospectives (15%)
• Clarify deliverables and assignments and remove impediments (20%)
• Provide leadership with metrics necessary to make decisions (15%)
• Determine ways to improve throughput, velocity and allow the team flexibility to self-manage themselves especially on items identified from the retrospective (15%)

What You Must Have:

4+ years related work experience leading Agile / Scrum projects

Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience Computer Science or Information Technology

What We Prefer:

Experience utilizing the CA Agile Rally tool

What We Can Offer YOU!

To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As a WebTPA employee, you will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
• Income protection benefits: life insurance, Short- and long-term disability programs
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances
• Retirement Savings Plan includes employer contribution and employer match
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, and 11 holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits available and a comprehensive wellness program

Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for interns and part-time employees may differ.

*We are interested in every qualified applicant who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor VISAs*

General Physical Demands

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable culture for our employees and communities.