Scrum Master - Vumatel
Vumatel (A Maziv Company)
Join the Maziv family as our Scrum Master and help shape the future of connectivity across South Africa. At Maziv, we believe in the power of human connection. We connect to positively impact lives, drive progress and shape a better future for all through cutting-edge technology.
Our success is built on a dynamic, forward-thinking culture where we prioritise our people and our customers.
About Maziv
The MAZIV Group is a leading force in South Africa’s digital infrastructure evolution, established through the strategic consolidation of multiple high-impact broadband entities—including Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), Vumatel, Herotel, Rise Telecoms, SADV, VumaCam, and BritelinkMCT. Together, these businesses operate under a unified, wholesale open-access platform that is transforming the accessibility, affordability, and scalability of broadband across urban, township, and rural South Africa.
Join the family – be a Maverick!
The Scrum Master plays a critical role in enabling Agile delivery within the ICT environment by facilitating Scrum practices, coaching teams, and embedding Agile values across the organisation. Acting as a servant leader, the Scrum Master supports cross-functional delivery teams to work collaboratively, efficiently, and with a strong focus on continuous improvement and value delivery. This role is responsible for ensuring that Agile frameworks are correctly understood and consistently applied, while adapting practices to suit the organisation’s technical and operational context
If you are a professional with a passion in enabling Agile delivery within the ICT environment and a knack for keeping abreast of new technologies within a cutting-edge telecommunications environment, then we need YOU to join our team!
As a Vumatel – Scrum Master, you will be empowered to deliver the following:
Agile Facilitation & Delivery
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Ensure Scrum principles, Agile values, and best practices are understood and consistently applied by the team.
- Support teams in delivering high-quality solutions iteratively and incrementally.
- Protect the team from external distractions and remove impediments to enable focus and productivity.
Coaching & Team Enablement
- Act as a servant leader, coaching team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile ways of working.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration.
- Support team maturity by guiding self-organisation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Encourage transparency, inspection, and adaptation through effective use of Agile metrics.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Facilitate effective communication between delivery teams, Product Owners, and business stakeholders.
- Support backlog refinement and prioritization in collaboration with the Product Owner.
- Manage expectations and promote realistic delivery commitments
Agile Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Track and report on delivery metrics such as velocity, burndown, and cycle time.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and systemic issues and escalate where necessary.
- Support Agile adoption across the organisation and contribute to communities of practice
What makes YOU our ideal candidate:
We are looking for a detail-oriented professional with the drive to excel in a demanding tech landscape.
Education:
- Relevant tertiary qualification - Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent Agile certification – essential.
- SAFe Scrum Master certification – advantageous.
Experience:
- 3–6 years’ experience working in Agile/Scrum environments (preferably within the ICT sector)
- Proven experience facilitating Scrum teams delivering software or technology solutions.
- Experience working in complex, fast-paced digital environments.
- Exposure to scaled Agile frameworks and cross-team dependencies is beneficial.
- Telco / networking experience will be an advantage.
- Willing to work after hours and weekends.
- Strong understanding and practical application of Agile methodologies and Scrum framework.
Technical & Agile Skills
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile frameworks, and Lean principles.
- Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.
- Understanding of software development lifecycles and ICT delivery models.
Attributes:
- Ability to resolve conflict and foster high-performing teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organised and adaptable in a dynamic ICT environment
We can be a match if you are:
- Bold to create - We push boundaries and fail forward – because our customers need us to change the world – to make their lives better.
- Do the right thing - Doing what’s right for our customers, our colleagues and our business drives everything we do.
- Build trusted relationships - This means that every one of us has to work hard to trust and be trustworthy.
Growth & Development Focus
You will have access to:
- Stimulating and dynamic cutting-edge environment
- Training and resources not only specific to the telecommunications sector, but importantly personal growth
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- Opportunities to innovate
- Opportunities to clear career growth paths
- A people-centric culture: Be part of a diverse, customer-excellence focused team that prioritizes trusted relationships
- Competitive benefits: A comprehensive package designed to support your personal and professional well-being.
As part of the Maziv family, Vumatel is actively shaping the future of connectivity across South Africa, and we're known as the home of the Mavericks.
