Agile Scrum/Flow Master
*This is an on-site position. Candidates local to Raleigh, NC only, please
Description:
- Our client is seeking a senior Agile Scrum/Flow Master to support their Data Modernization project.
- This position carries the responsibility of assisting agile teams throughout their ceremonies as well as planning and executing Epics and features that deliver business value to both the project and ongoing operations and maintenance.
- The role involves daily tracking of assignments, prioritizing tasks in collaboration with business stakeholders and divisions, and actively working to remove obstacles that hinder the teams progress.
- Additionally, the Scrum/Flow Master will coordinate release planning alongside technical leads and team members.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies Daily Scrum Sprint Planning Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective.
- Ensure the team maintains focus on delivering high priority backlog items each sprint.
- Support the Product Owner with backlog refinement and maintaining a clear product backlog.
- Guide the team in achieving Definition of Done for all work items.
- Coach and mentor team members on Agile/Scrum best practices and foster a culture of transparency accountability and collaboration
- Shield the team from external interruptions to maintain sprint focus.
- Foster an environment of collaboration accountability and transparency.
- Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback loops.
- Identify track and remove blockers affecting team delivery.
- Escalate risks and dependencies when necessary.
- Encourage proactive problem-solving and conflict resolution.
- Partner with Product Owners, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure alignment.
- Facilitate communication across teams when working in scaled Agile environments.
- Ensure the team has the tools and support needed e.g. JIRA, Azure DevOps.
- Track and report on team performance metrics velocity burndown charts cycle time.
- Use data and metrics to support transparency and informed decision-making
- Maintain visibility of team progress for internal and external stakeholders.
Skills:
- Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team’s maturity., Required 7 Years
- Strong hands on experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint., Required 7 Years
- Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/workflow, 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 working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks , 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 Agile Scrum Master or Kanban Flow Master, Required 5 Years
- Experience with Program Increment (PI) planning and tracking dependencies across functional teams., Required 3 Years
- Demonstracted experience on the technical side of the application development cycle to support the agile teams in driving enhancements and projects., Required 7 Years
- Certified SPC or SAFe Agilist in SAFe transformation, Desired 3 Years
- Certified Project Manager, Desired 5 Years
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