Do you want to work for a company with Irish roots and a global impact? A leader in environmental services, AMCS is a trailblazing software company that guides and supports other businesses on their journey towards sustainability. 

AMCS leads the way

The AMCS team is at the cutting edge of technology. Companies come to AMCS to achieve their sustainability strategies as we help companies to reduce their carbon footprint and work in a more environmentally conscious way. AMCS has created digital ways to a cleaner world.  

What we do

AMCS is a global leader for integrated software and vehicle technology for the environmental services industry. AMCS delivers enterprise cloud-based software solutions worldwide supporting over 2,650 customers in 22 countries. AMCS employs over 700 people across 11 countries, headquartered in Ireland with offices in North America, Europe and Australia.

Our people

AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.

We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master to join our Global Development Team. This can be a remote role anywhere in Ireland with visits monthly to our HQ in Limerick

Key responsibilities

• Scrum Master for a team of 4-10 developers and testers
• Works with the Product Owner in grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Ensures that the team performs all scrum activities. Guides and educates the team in applying scrum best practices
• Identifies and removes impediments faced by the team
• Is responsible for ensuring the team delivers sprints and product releases that they commit to delivering on time
• Guides the team in ensuring that appropriate levels of testing are performed, e.g. unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, etc., always considering test automation
• Ensures that the team produces high quality software in terms of meeting customer expectations, usability, low defect levels, acceptable performance, and maintainability
• Guides the developers in technical discussions.
• Encourages and guides the team in identifying improvement opportunities, and then ensures they are turned into reality
• Mentors, coaches and develops individual team members and the team as a whole
• Has direct communication with the customer where required
• Holds performance reviews with team members

Key Skills and Competencies

• Degree in Software Engineering or equivalent
• 6+ years’ experience in designing and developing software
• 4+ years in role of Scrum Master
• Knowledge of other Agile techniques, e.g. Kanban, TDD
• Proven experience of delivering working, high quality software
• Experience of writing and working with user stories
• Strong working knowledge of C#, .Net, SQL
• Knowledge of software development life-cycles including SDLC and Agile
• Solid experience of software configuration management systems, continuous integration, bug tracking systems
• Experience of Microsoft Team Foundation Server a distinct advantage
• Knowledge of QA principles and life-cycles
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Ability to manage teams and deliver to aggressive deadlines