Title: Scrum Master - Hybrid
Location: Durham, NC, USA
Length: Long term
Restriction: W2 or C2C

Description:

Interview Type: Either Webcam Interview or In Person *** Very long term project initial PO for 1 year, expect to go for 4+ years *** *** Hybrid ***

Short Description:

NC FAST requires the services of an experienced Scrum/Flow master to work in various agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and support NC FAST vision to move towards SAFe framework.

Job Description:

The scrum master or Kanban flow master coaches and advises the teams as well as leadership on desired Scrum processes, procedures, values, and interactions as well as opportunities for continuous improvement. This role 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 teams control. Resource will lead the planning and execution of development and delivery of efforts for one or more products to a high standard. Resource must be coachable, and knows how to work with Product Owners, Scrum/flow Masters, Developers, and Stakeholders. This role must 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. This position will be responsible for managing and assisting with requirements gathering, design, development, and implementation of the Java web based software application on n tier infrastructure, interfacing with various internal and external applications on variety of platforms.

This position will 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. This position 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. This role 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:

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 Teams 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. 7 Years
Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non technical audiences. 5 Years
Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills. 7 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. 4 Years
Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in Jira 2 Years

Desired Skills:

Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation

Highly Desired Skills:

Certified Scrum Master or Kanban certification
Knowledge of DevOps practices
Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning 2 Years