Scrum Master and Application Developer

Do you want to be part of a global organisation leading the development of the

Volvo Group’s connected services and solutions?

At Volvo Group Connected Solutions we work at the forefront of connectivity with data from over

1 000 000 Volvo Group customer assets. Together with customers, partners and the Volvo Group we create real value, not only for our customers but also for society at large.

This is The Driver Times Management team

Our services support our customers to ensure that they comply with the driver times legislation. We are responsible for the end user services, from idea to development and operation. In this fantastic team we have a knowledgeable product owner. A manager who coaches and encourages the team. A fantastic team of business analyst, UX, quality assurance, front end and back end developers who together create value for our customers. Together we make things happen. We are now looking for you, who enjoy the variety of being both a scrum master and a software developer.

The role

Scrum master activities will be your first priority. You will remove risks/impediments to ensure that the team meets or exceeds objectives. Another important piece of your job is to facilitate and prepare daily stand ups, PI planning, Sprint planning, demos and retrospectives. For any actions that comes out of those meetings you make sure that they progress, and you don’t let go until they are closed.

On the technical side, you will actively contribute to the solution design of new services

develop new software applications, you will also deploy, operate and maintain our applications including driving continuous improvement of the same for better quality, functionality, cost effectiveness, etc.

It is crucial to understand our customers’ needs, our business strategy, objectives and technology and you will regularly communicate with stakeholders on different levels, within and outside the team, to pave the way for efficient work.

Upon this, you will contribute to a high-performing team, by focusing on improving team dynamics, performance and ways of working as part of the scrum process.

Your profile

Your maturity as a Scrum Master ensures that you understand how your work is adding value to our customers which of course includes a willingness to chip in were needed, may it be incident handling, testing or other activities. You are a quick learner who easily understand technical solutions, organizational structure and different ways of working. In this team we are curious about everything at work and have a “can do” attitude, solving our challenges together. Making sure to complete each sprint as planned. We would like our new colleague to have this same curiosity and drive, and to be a true team player.

Your personality is your major reason for success, and in addition to this you:

• Have previous experience working as a Scrum Master and are used to work in a structured way with a strong drive to make things happen without having someone telling you what to do.
• Have been working with Jira and structuring Jira boards and you have experience from agile way of working and are familiar with SAFe.
• Are an experienced developer since many years, either as back end with Java 11 and Spring or as front end developer with React.
• Easily establish good relationships with all types of people. With you as a Scrum Master the other developers can focus on developing and rest assured that you will handle risks/impediments. You easily detect obstacles and turn them into opportunities.
• Have a valid work-permit for Sweden, if not EU-citizen, and you are fluent in Swedish and English – both written and spoken.

What can we offer you?

You will be part of a true team. We work together, help each other to succeed and we create great results. We are of course using the latest technologies delivering a very modern micro service-based service platform hosted in the cloud. We use agile methods and are adopting the DevOps model. We want to set a new standard for user experience, speed to market and customer value. We will do this through modern leadership, people in focus and a true passion to really make a difference. We who work in this team have a lot of fun, are great collaborators and we all consider ourselves as leaders of our work and owners of our results. We have the possibility to work from the office every day but also the option to work remotely three days a week.

Our main hub and headquarter is in Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, a vibrant area that lives and breathes new technology like IoT, autonomous driving, electro mobility and digitalization.

Welcome to the heart of connectivity at Volvo Group Connected Solutions!

Does this sound like a perfect match? We look forward to your application.

Johanna Utbult, Line Manager, +46 31 3229537