Genesis10 is currently seeking an Agile Scrum Master for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, or Charlotte, NC. This is a contract opportunity is for 12+ months. In this role, you will lead and direct agile project teams to deliver project-defined business outcomes, acting as the process coach within a cross-functional software development team. You will guide the team's adherence to agile values and principles, support them in identifying risks, and lead the removal of impediments to clear the path for continued progress. This position involves scrum team coordination, managing the backlog with Product Owners, and consulting with other scrum teams to support the development of Agile processes.
Responsibilities: - Lead and direct agile project teams to deliver project-defined business outcomes
- Act as the process coach within a cross-functional software development team
- Serve as a guide to help the team's adherence to the agile values and principles
- Support the team in identifying risk, identifying proposed solutions for identified issues, and leading the removal of impediments
- Coordinate with Product Owners and Technical Leads in managing the backlog and providing support for backlog-related activities
- Consult and coach other Scrum Teams and support the development of Agile Scrum processes
Requirements: - 8+ years of demonstrable experience of Scrum Management
- Strong organization and facilitation skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Expert ability to track, manage, and resolve dependencies, blockers, issues, and risks
- Strong analytical skills and initiative to proactively collect details needed to address blockers
- Strong ability to lead, influence, and drive team efforts and results
- Ability to work well with internal and external team members and resolve conflicts collaboratively
- Advanced experience in JIRA, Confluence, and Release Management Tools
- Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills
- Hands-on experience with managing large-scale agile, technical projects and executive communications
- Able to work independently with limited supervision
- Experience building dashboards and filtering/lookups in Jira
- Experience working in an Agile development process and deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
Desired skills: - Experience or understanding of SOAR, SIEM, TINES
- Understanding of enterprise change standards
Pay range: $59.72 - $67.72 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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