NC FAST Agile Scrum Master/Kanban FlowMaster

NC FAST requires the services of an experienced Scrum/Flow master to work in various agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and support NC FAST 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 C ram/Java web-based software application on n-tier infrastructure, interfacing with various internal and external applications on variety of platforms.
This position will use Agile (Scrum, Kanban) principles to understand and execute resolution of backlog items by working closely with the Product Owner(s) and the project team(s), ensuring deliverables reflect requirements, are effective solutions and are delivered with quality. This position plays a key role in resolving business and team conflicts with active involvement in technical matters, finding gaps and ensuring Product Owner involvement in business decisions and description of the business flow. This role must demonstrate a high level of expertise in understanding and estimating work effort, collaborating to refine prioritized backlogs, facilitating Scrum ceremonies or Kanban events, and related aspects of Agile methodology.

Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceStrong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams. Required7YearsStrong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team's maturity. Required5YearsStrong hands on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Required7YearsExperience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks Required7YearsExperience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.Required7YearsDemonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work. Required7YearsExperience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs.Required7YearsStrong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. Required5YearsStrong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills.Required7YearsExperience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders Required4YearsExperience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio. Required4YearsDemonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Required4YearsDemonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward. Required4YearsCertified Scrum Master or Kanban certification Highly desired0Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformationDesired0Knowledge of DevOps practices Desired0Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in Jira Required2YearsExperience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning Desired0YearsHand-on experience in software development and debugging using programming language like Java or .Net/C# etc. Required2YearsHands-on SQL experience in relational database like Oracle, SQL Server etc. Required2Years
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? Question2All work must be completed on site at the manager's discretion. Do you accept this requirement? Question3Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR. Question4Looking for immediate hire. Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment. Do you accept this requirement?Question5Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement? Question6Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement? Question7Candidates submitted above the bill rate of - will not be considered. Do you accept this requirement? Question8Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate s VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? Question9Please provide candidate's current location (City and state)