Location: Remote / Hybrid Duration: 16 months (Initial term) with potential for four 1-year extensions
Prior experience on state projects involving data platform modernization is highly desired
We are looking for a Scrum Master to facilitate Agile delivery for a critical health data modernization project. You will own the Agile execution environment, ensuring high-quality delivery by removing impediments and maintaining an audit-ready workflow within Azure DevOps (ADO). This role focuses on optimizing delivery flow and establishing transparent reporting practices for data engineering and governance teams.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:
- ADO Configuration: Manage the ADO project structure, including Epics, Features, and User Stories, ensuring full traceability from tasks to releases.
- Ceremony Facilitation: Lead all Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives, while documenting impediment logs and action items.
- Agile Metrics & Reporting: Develop live dashboards for burndown/burn-up charts, flow efficiency, velocity tracking, and team capacity planning.
- Backlog & Quality Management: Facilitate backlog refinement, ensure stories meet the Definition of Ready, and verify compliance with the Definition of Done.
- Team Development: Conduct team maturity assessments and create improvement roadmaps for process and tooling efficiency.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Certification: Active Scrum Master Certification (CSM or equivalent) is mandatory.
- Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Azure DevOps (ADO), including Boards, Repos, Pipelines, and Wikis.
- Relevant Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in Agile facilitation, preferably within DataOps, cloud environments, or healthcare data sectors.
- Methodology: Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles, Kanban, and integrating governance tasks into active sprints.
- Background: Must pass a national criminal background check and be eligible for U.S. employment.
Scrum Master, CSM, Azure DevOps, ADO, Agile, DataOps, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Traceability, Kanban, Velocity, Burndown Chart, Definition of Done, Health Data, Remote
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