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Primary Skills:

• Agile Methodology, ScrumMaster

Job Duties:

• Provides leadership and high-level technical or functional consultation for new systems development and for the enhancement of existing systems.
• Alignment of teams to the Program Increment (PI) Objectives and delivery of value. Guidance for the team relating to utilization of Agile practices and how to best ensure successful self-organization.
• Ability to lead without explicit authority. Partnering with other teams to remove impediments and appropriately track dependencies with internal or external customers.
• Facilitation of discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution in support of attainment of value without coercion or dictating the work to be completed.
• Support of and collaboration with the Product Owner (= business owner) with respect to grooming and maintaining the product work backlog.
• Facilitates SAFe ceremonies for the Agile team. Understands Agile principles and systems thinking.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Organizational Management, or related discipline or equivalent work experience and technical training is required.
• 5 years IT industry experience
• Minimum of one year of experience in aScrumor Agile role within IT.
• Must have previous development experience.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with the Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework. SAFeScrumMastercertification (SM) preferred.
• Proficient skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, relentless improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Strong knowledge of Agile software development processes and techniques
• An understanding of how to apply the principles, practices, and theory of theScrumMasterrole in Agile development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with Agile process, tools, and techniques, including Program Kanban boards, User Story writing, Burndown techniques, and Retrospective facilitation.
• Experience with teams delivering value in large systems or many smaller systems.
• Strong leadership and team building skills. Ability to work well with cross-functional Agile teams and the ability to foster team commitment to tasks.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Understanding and translating complex technical concepts into easy-to-understand business language.