Overview
Hybrid
$50 - $65
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 10 Month(s)
Skills
Scrum Master
Agile
Kanban Flow
SAFe Framework
JIRA
Sprints/Workflows
Sprint planning
Certified Scrum Master
Kanban Certification
Certified SAFe Agilisit
DevOps
Portfolio
Java
.NET/C#
SQL
SQL Server
Oracle
Job Details
Agile Scrum Master/Kanban Flow Master (777667) in Durham, NC - HYBRID
Duration: Initial 10 months, with possible extensions
Interview: Either Webcam Interview or In Person
The last date: 09.30.2025
Job description:
DHHS ITD requires the services of an experienced Scrum/Flow master to work in various agile frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, and support ITD vision to move towards the SAFe framework.
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 enable 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. 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 know 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 Cram/Java web-based software application on n-tier infrastructure, interfacing with various internal and external applications on a variety of platforms.
This position will use Agile (Scrum, Kanban) principles to understand and execute the 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.
Skills matrix:
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount of Experience | No of years of experience you have |
Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams. | Required | 7 Years | |
Strong experience in understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on the Team's maturity. | Required | 5 Years | |
Strong hands-on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint. | Required | 7 Years | |
Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks | Required | 7 Years | |
Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor the progress of sprints/workflows, and provide statuses in a timely manner. | Required | 7 Years | |
Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to the quality of work. | Required | 7 Years | |
Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress, and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs. | Required | 7 Years | |
Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. | Required | 5 Years | |
Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills. | Required | 7 Years | |
Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders | Required | 4 Years | |
Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio. | Required | 4 Years | |
Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills. | Required | 4 Years | |
Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward. | Required | 4 Years | |
Certified Scrum Master or Kanban certification | Highly desired | ||
Certified SPC or SAFe agilest in SAFe transformation | Desired | ||
Knowledge of DevOps practices | Desired | ||
Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow, and reporting in Jira | Required | 2 Years | |
Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning | Desired | ||
Hands-on experience in software development and debugging using programming languages like Java or .Net/C#, etc. | Required | 5 Years | |
Hands-on SQL experience in relational databases like Oracle, SQL Server, etc. | Required | 5 Years | |
Q1: Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed-upon date. Do you accept this requirement? (Yes/No) | |||
Q2: All work must be completed on site at the manager's discretion. Do you accept this requirement? (Yes/No) | |||
Q3: Please provide the candidate's current location (City and state) |
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