Senior Agile Scrum / Flow Master

DataStaff, Inc. is in immediate need of a Senior Agile Scrum / Flow Master for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Durham, NC
*This position is hybrid
Responsibilities:

• Support the agile teams in their agile ceremonies and planning and implementation of Epics and features that add business value for both the project and the operations and maintenance.
• Perform daily assignment tracking, prioritization with business and divisions and will be involved in removing impediments for the team, and release planning with technical leads and team.
• Help with daily scrum meetings, backlog refinement meetings, sprint planning and other agile ceremonies, along with monthly releases, quarterly PI planning and other status meetings for managerial briefings and updates.
• Help in measuring various metrics in the agile teams and drive continuous improvement, guiding and coaching the team to achieve agile maturity along with planning, managing, and delivering solutions for program backlogs.
• Work as Scrum/Flow master underthe Aqua portfolio and will be used for various program efforts around FNS and EPI programs and potentially help other programs supported in the Aqua portfolio for agile transformation, RSC meetings, Sync meetings etc.
• Help with the quarterly PI planning and RSC coordination and potentially across Aqua Portfolio in the near future.

Required Skills:

• 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 JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• 7 Years - Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in a timely manner.
• 7 Years - Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to the quality of work.
• 7 Years - Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks
• 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.
• 5 Years - Certified Agile Scrum Master or Kanban Flow Master
• 3 Years - Experience with Program Increment (PI) planning and tracking dependencies across functional teams.
• 7 Years - Demonstrated experience on the technical side of the application development cycle to support the agile teams in driving enhancements and projects.

Desired Skills:

• 3 Years - Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation
• 5 Years - Certified Project Manager

This position is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our positions are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.