Job ID :
9614
Company :
State of Iowa
Location :
DES MOINES, IA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
1 Year
Salary :
Open
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
14 Jan 2017
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Short Description:  TS - Scrum Master
This Technical Specialist position will be joining the State of Iowa Office of the CIO department, working on an existing Agile Scrum project as the project’s Scrum Master.

Complete Description:  Initially, the job will require working with Drupal developers and content managers, to manage a large portfolio of websites. In the future, the Scrum Master may transition to other projects utilizing other programming languages, such as C# .Net. Technical expertise and Agile Scrum background will be heavily tested during the interview process. A preference will be given to candidates who have an application development background.
Required:
o 5 years experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach
o 5 years experience as an application developer
o 5 years experience with automated unit testing
o 3 years experience with HTML/ CSS, JavaScript and jQuery

Preferred:
o Experience with Drupal content management system
o Experience with C#, ASP.NET, and MVC
Further job requirements:
- Understand basic fundamentals of agile and iterative development
- Understand other processes and methodologies and can speak intelligently about them and leverage other     techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise
- Understand basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
- Understand the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team
- Understand backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition
- Ability to proactively participate in customer engagements, follow direction from lead technicians, work with customers, and participate in technical planning
- Possess strong communications skills


Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach
Required
5
Years
Experience as an application developer
Required
5
Years
Experience with automated unit testing
Required
5
Years
Experience with HTML/ CSS, JavaScript and jQuery
Required
3
Years
o Experience with Drupal content management system
Desired
 
 
o Experience with C#, ASP.NET, and MVC
Desired