Scrum Master - Core Banking & Cloud Delivery

About the role

A 12-month Scrum Master position in Abu Dhabi, UAE, supporting an Agile squad that spans integration, core banking, cloud, infrastructure, security, testing and vendor teams. The role drives delivery excellence and facilitates Agile ceremonies.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives and backlog refinement.
• Support the Product Owner with backlog management, prioritisation and delivery planning.
• Remove impediments and proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Coordinate across integration, core banking, cloud, infrastructure, security, testing and vendor teams.
• Track sprint progress, velocity, milestones and Agile metrics.
• Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
• Support release planning, SIT, UAT, production deployment and hypercare.
• Prepare delivery status updates for programme leadership and governance forums.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in technology project delivery, Agile programmes or digital transformation.
• Minimum 4+ years as a Scrum Master leading Agile squads.
• Experience in banking, core banking transformation, integration, middleware or digital platforms.
• Good understanding of Core Banking platforms, preferably Oracle FLEXCUBE.
• Scrum Master certification such as CSM, PSM or SAFe Scrum Master preferred.

Required skills

• Familiarity with APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud platforms.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps or equivalent.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, communication and conflict-resolution skills.