Friday, 25 October 2013

Scrum Master / POD Lead, Dallas, TX, 12+ Months Contract



Position:              Scrum Master / POD Lead
Location:             Dallas, TX
Duration:             12+ Months
Job Type:             Contract

Please send me your updated resume to arvind@coaitsolutions.com
 
Description:
Champions the iteration to completion, providing vision and removing obstacles to iteration progress
Leads a Client Team in Delivering functionality on time, and with high quality using the scrum process.  Scrum masters live in the iteration.

Responsibilities:
·         Motivates Pod Team to understand the direction purpose & importance of the project
·         Drives the Team to report and update the status of user stories on a daily basis
·         Writes or reviews the weekly status report
·         Responsible for identifying, mitigating, and resolving issues and risks
·         Organizes sprints to deliver projects in a series of multiple releases
·         Ensures Pod maintains a predictable velocity
·         Responsible to deliver potentially shippable software that provides value to the customer
·         Acts as liaison to subject matter expertise as needed to resolve defects & manage incidents
·         Escalate risks and issues & eliminate blockers
·         Carry forward tasks and facilitate break downs
·         Document all communication relevant to a story, in Agile Development Tool

Competencies:

·         Technical – knows the Agile Scrum process
·         Communication – can deliver concise daily, weekly, and releases status.  Can interact with all roles (devs, analysts, architects, leaders, etc….) with the client organization.
·         Honesty/integrity – will speak their mind.  Is professional
·         Focus on the situation, issue, or behavior, not on the person
·         Ability to mentor – imparts knowledge to team
·         Flexible/adaptable – can adapt to changing priorities
·         Can facilitate – run the Agile Scrum meetings
·         Can Mediate – can bring two opposing sides to discuss and resolve their issue
·         Willingness to Compromise – knows which battles to fight

Technologies:
Rally or the Atlassian Suite (Jira, Crucible, Fisheye)

We have a very good relationship with the Hiring Manager and for the right candidate we can arrange an interview within a few days.

Arvind K
IT Recruiter