Agile Scrum Master/Kanban FlowMasterDurham, NC (Hybrid)12 months Contract with possibility to extensionClient requires the services of an experienced Scrum/Flow master to work in various agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and support Clients’ vision to move towards 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 enabling 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 knows 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 Cúram/Java web-based software application on n-tier infrastructure, interfacing with various internal and external applications on variety of platforms.Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams.Required 7 Years Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on 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/tasksRequired 7 Years Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.Required 7 Years Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to 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 stakeholdersRequired 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 certificationHighly desired Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformationDesired Knowledge of DevOps practicesDesired Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in JiraRequired 2 Years Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio PlanningDesired Years Hand-on experience in software development and debugging using programming language like Java or.Net/C# etc.Required 2 Years Hands-on SQL experience in relational database like Oracle, SQL Server etc.