Agile Scrum Master/Kanban FlowMaster

CLIENT: NC DHHS / NC FAST

Immediate need of an Agile Scrum Master/Kanban FlowMaster for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Durham, NC

*Pay: $67/hr on C2C


*This position is hybrid


*Submittals Close Date: 4/4/2024

NOTES FOR RECRUITERS:

• Interview Process: Either Webcam Interview or In Person

Responsibilities:

• Coaches and advises the teams as well as leadership on desired Scrum processes, procedures, values, and interactions as well as opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Strives to enabling teams to become self-organizing, cross-functional, and accountable while assisting them to achieve their Sprint plan by facilitating Scrum/Kanban/SAFe events, removing impediments, and resolving issues outside of the team's control.
• Lead the planning and execution of development and delivery of efforts for one or more products to a high standard.
• Must be coachable, and knows how to work with Product Owners, Scrum/flow Masters, Developers, and Stakeholders.
• Execute and follow the Agile transformation strategies laid out by the Agile Transformation Coach and transformation team.
• Work as a good team player to enable understanding, learning and behaviors in an Agile way that drives customer and business value while creating a healthy Agile team culture.
• Managing and assisting with requirements gathering, design, development, and implementation of the Cram/Java web-based software application on n-tier infrastructure, interfacing with various internal and external applications on variety of platforms.
• Use Agile (Scrum, Kanban) principles to understand and execute resolution of backlog items by working closely with the Product Owner(s) and the project team(s), ensuring deliverables reflect requirements, are effective solutions and are delivered with quality.
• Plays a key role in resolving business and team conflicts with active involvement in technical matters, finding gaps and ensuring Product Owner involvement in business decisions and description of the business flow.
• Must demonstrate a high level of expertise in understanding and estimating work effort, collaborating to refine prioritized backlogs, facilitating Scrum ceremonies or Kanban events, and related aspects of Agile methodology.

Required Skills:

• 7 Years - Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams.
• 7 Years - Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team's maturity.
• 7 Years - Strong hands-on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• 7 Years - Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks
• 7 Years - Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.
• 7 Years - Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work.
• 7 Years - Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs.
• 5 Years - Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• 7 Years - Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills.
• 4 Years - Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders
• 4 Years - Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio.
• 4 Years - Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• 4 Years - Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward.
• 2 Years - Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in Jira
• Certified Scrum Master or Kanban certification
• Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation
• Knowledge of DevOps practices
• 2 Years - Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning

Skills Matrix


Skill


Years Used


Last Used


7 Years - Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams.

7 Years - Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team's maturity.

7 Years - Strong hands-on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint

7 Years - Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks

7 Years - Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.

7 Years - Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work.

7 Years - Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs.

5 Years - Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

7 Years - Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills.

4 Years - Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders

4 Years - Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio.

4 Years - Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

4 Years - Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward.

2 Years - Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in Jira

Certified Scrum Master or Kanban certification

Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation

Knowledge of DevOps practices

2 Years - Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning