Overview
On Site
$50 - $55
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Agile
Agile Management
Business Systems
Change Management
JIRA
IT Project Management
Microsoft Office
Software Development
Scrum
Process Improvement
Job Details
Title: Technical Scrum Master
Client: Nextturn
Location: Hillsboro, OR (Onsite)
Mode of interview: Virtual
Primary Responsibilities:
Client: Nextturn
Location: Hillsboro, OR (Onsite)
Mode of interview: Virtual
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop a release plan based on multiple scrum teams capacity and velocity
- Manage the activities of multiple scrum teams to deliver on committed project plans
- Proactively identify risks towards meeting objectives and partner with cross organizational team to reduce or remove them.
- Serve as a liaison between individual scrum team members and dependent teams including third party vendors
- Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, manage stakeholder communication, using agile approach, deliver solutions with highest business value.
- Leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
- Develop comprehensive dashboards and reports to help manage and communicate the status of project releases, taking all dependencies into account
- Mentor cross functional team and organization on Agile and scrum methodologies; mentor and train junior scrum masters
- Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management.
- Experience and Education Requirement:
- Minimum Education: Bachelor s degree in Information Technology or Business Administration; Master s degree is preferred
- Minimum 7 years' experience as a Scrum Master or Technical Project Manager leading multiple Agile teams
- Expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional technical project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit the project and business environment
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models and change management principles
- Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members in 2-3 project teams each, including Engineering and Business System Analysts
- Broad technical background to provide highly credible leadership to development teams and to be able to evaluate complex project risks and issues accurately and objectively
- Ability to successfully interact with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level
- Effective leadership skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building with internal and external stakeholders
- Hands on expertise with Jira and Confluence or similar tools
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, and Visio
- Certification/License: PMI-ACP, Scrum Master Certification
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.