Genesis10 is currently seeking an Agile Scrum Master with our client in the financial industry located in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12 + month contract position.
Responsibilities:
Facilitate Scrum/Kanban level ceremonies
Facilitate Program level events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value
Influence leaders, teams, and stakeholders in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
Drive epic-level prioritization and sequencing decisions with key stakeholders through value vs. estimation process
Assess the Agility level of the Program and help them improve
Facilitate Agile processes and execution
Provide the support needed by the Agile Delivery Teams, Product Teams, and programs to be self-organizing and self-managing
Escalate and track impediments, manage risk and dependencies, help ensure value delivery, and help drive relentless improvement
Support Business, IT, and Product Management alignment on vision, roadmap, and priorities of the Program
Engage and optimize the flow of value through the project using various tools and other information radiators
Establish a cadence and support cross-project planning centered around value streams
Work with Product Management, Solutions Management, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings within and across projects
Assist tracking the execution of features within the project
Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
Support release management activities
Provide the delivery metrics to leadership team
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in Project Management and Scrum Master role for a software development team
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
PMP Certification
First level Scrum Master Certification (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master Certification or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) or PSM Certification(s)
Good understanding in Big Data, Modelling, Web Services, Python and ETL
Understand the overall architecture and challenge the development team
Good experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban, TDD, etc.) and toolsets (Atlassian suite, JIRA etc.)
Strong technical background in Big Data, Modelling, ETL, Phyton and Web Services.
Ability to understand the architectural concepts
Strong expertise in planning, execution, and reporting
Proven track record of ownership and driving projects
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Good experience in release management activities
Banking domain experience
Pay Range: $68.38 - $76.38
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
About Genesis10: Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
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