Project Manager

Position: Project Manager
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid Role)
Duration: 12+ Months contract
Client: State of VA
Note: Need only local’s to “Richmond, Virginia” (or) nearby 40 Miles Radius (who can provide D/L copy of VA)

ABOUT THE ROLE:
The IT Project Manager II will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles.
The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills:
•    Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.    
•    Must be a Certified Scrum Master    
•    Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus    
•    Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.    
•    Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.    
•    horough understanding of the software development lifecycle.    
•    Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.    
•    Ability to understand technical issues.    
•    Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
•    Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.    
•    Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.    
•    Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.    
•    Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.    
•    Collaborative in driving decisions.    
•    Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.    
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.