Overview
Remote
On Site
Hybrid
$CAD $100 / hr
Contract - W2
Contract - to 06/29/2026
Skills
Scrum Master
Job Details
Job Description:
- Lead and mentor cross-functional program review and product delivery teams in agile principles, policies, and procedures.
- Lead and facilitate key agile ceremonies, including planning sessions, stand-ups, sprint reviews, product demos, retrospectives, and refinement.
- This could also include ad hoc sessions.
- Facilitate effective delivery of Services and deliverables by the cross-functional program review and product delivery teams through coaching and guiding the client product owner and the team.
- Coach the team on the application of agile methodology including how to provide effective estimates and sprint commitments, how to adjust for external dependencies, how to eliminate blocking issues, etc.
- Promote the successful achievement of sprint goals and commitments, by acting as the intermediary between the client product owner and team.
- Guide the client product owner on reporting, release planning, and road-mapping.
- Maintain delivery metrics and report on product level plans, progress, and quality assurance using project management tools and Artifacts such as sprint burndown/velocity charts, product backlogs, and sprint backlogs.
- The Scrum Master(s) will be required to report on progress to the client as directed.
- Participate in digital service delivery activities, such as user research and usability testing.
- The Province and the Contractor shall determine changes to Services and Materials as required.
- Provide an overview of the project/assignment the Scrum Master or the Scrum Master's team was engaged in that demonstXXs expertise in the Scrum Master role.
- Describe the approach for the design, development, mitigation of risk and delivery of the project/assignment, including any special considerations with respect to methodology or processes.
- In providing a response consider quality assurance and communication across the cross functional team.
- Provide a list of specific skills, tools and/or technology used within the project/assignment.
- Active Certified Scrum Master certification (please attach).
- Knowledge of various software development methodologies (i.e. agile, waterfall, scrum, Kanban, etc.).
- Experience delivering training sessions via web-based interactive technologies (i.e. WebEx, Skype, Polycom). 2 years
- Experience with Agile methodology. 2 years
- Experience leading and facilitating key agile ceremonies, including planning sessions, stand-ups, product demonstrations, and retrospectives. 2 years
- Experience leading and mentoring team(s) in agile principles, policies and procedures. 2 years
- Experience planning work that aligns to product owner priorities (Sprint planning and backlog planning). 2 years
- Experience with software development processes, and all associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, and policies. 2 years
- Experience working on agile software development and modern, service design based product delivery comparable in size and complexity for a large organization such as state, provincial, or federal government or a private company with 5,000 or more employees or for a startup or small business addressing a complex challenge at scale. 5 years
- Directly related experience in web service or development. 5 years
- Experience developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships across the organization, including executive level. 5 years
- Experience working in or for the public sector. 2 years
- Experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches. 1 year
- The evaluation criteria will be distributed within the following categories.
- Subject to the requirements of FOIP, the evaluation of Responses shall be confidential, and not released to any party.
- Qualifications- 20%.
- Other Candidatedatory Requirements (20%).
- Interview - 50%.
- Pricing - 10%.
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