Scrum Master

November 4

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Description

• Scrum Master and Business Analyst for the team. • Responsibilities include conducting all sprint ceremonies including daily scrum, sprint pre-planning, planning, retrospectives, and reviews. • Facilitate Quarterly Planning preparation including coordinating with integrated teams regarding dependencies. • Actively participate in Backlog Management and Backlog Refinement. • Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Partners, Developers, and Testers to build and define the Product Backlog. • Manage evolution of the User Story and other backlog items.

Requirements

• Certified Scrum Master • Experience analyzing and documenting system capability, conducting requirements gathering sessions, and analyzing data to identify issues or questions • Experience providing status and recommendations to product owners/management • Experience developing requirements documentation such as: User Stories, System Requirements, Use Cases (Gherkin method preferred) and Acceptance Criteria • Understanding of Screen and User Interface designs (wireframes), Front End Test Documentation (Sprint Review), User Guides/Online Help documentation, Release Notes, End User Communication, and Training materials • Experience with Agile processes and Scrum ceremonies: managing and facilitating backlog refinement, sprint planning, mid-sprint reviews, sprint demos, and retrospectives • Experience with reviewing story analysis to determine conditions of satisfaction and the impact to other systems, projects, domains, and operational teams have been outlined • Experience in managing the evolution of the User Story and other backlog items (includes but not limited to breaking down the stories, eliciting conversations, facilitating story refinement sessions) • Knowledge of Software Development Agile Frameworks, including Scaled Agile, Scrum, and Kanban • Ability to collaborate with Product Owners, Business Partners, developers, and testers to build and define the Product Backlog • Ability to answer ad hoc questions and provide clarification/direction to development, test, and support teams regarding user stories and functions • Ability to anticipate, mitigate, and resolve risks and conflicts across workgroups • Expertise in JIRA and Confluence and Atlassian Administrator functions • Proficient in Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams • Experience working in a federal government agency (preferred) • Ability to learn quickly, self-starter and detail oriented (preferred) • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) with a demonstrated ability to develop presentation materials, lead, and facilitate team meetings and sessions (preferred) • Possess exceptional client and stakeholder relationship skills (preferred) • Ability to manage competing priorities, and continue to meet all deadlines, while remaining flexible with continually changing priorities (preferred) • Be motivated, flexible, and a “team player” (preferred) • Proficiency in LucidSpark (preferred) • Must have a Public Trust to start, which can take up to 11 weeks to complete (non-negotiable) • Must be in DMV (non-negotiable) • "Required" in the job description means REQUIRED. Must SHOW in their resume (non-negotiable)