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Hi,

We have an immediate position with our client if you are interested do let me know.

Position: Senior Scrum Master with Agile Experience
Location: Herndon, VA
Duration:Long term
Project: CGI

Position Description
Client is currently hiring a Certified Scrum Master/Agile expert to join their financial services team in Herndon, VA.

Your future duties and responsibilities
The Scrum Master will support one or more delivery teams within a fast-paced application development environment. As the Senior Scrum Master, you will be a critical member of the core delivery team empowered to help build high performing teams, build shippable product, and be responsible for leading Agile transformation at a program/portfolio level.

Key Traits include:
- Expert Scrum Master with ability to manage multiple and concurrent work streams from end to end.
- Candidate must be hands-on with tools used in Agile project management.
- Relationship Savvy - Must be able to negotiate/work with Clients, Business partners and enthuse the team and get stuff done. In essence, must excel in stakeholder management.
- Must possess ability and knowledge of DEV OPS tools and one who has responsibility of driving Agile maturity models.

Key Role Functions & Duties:
- Work within the core delivery team empowered/tasked with design, development, modification, and implementation of computer applications, and building high performing delivery teams.
- Serve as an Agile Expert who is responsible and drives the team to deliver releases.
- Engage stakeholders, contributors and technical resources to get stuff done.
- Contribute and drive team to Agile Maturity goals and DEV OPS goals.
- Manage multiple/concurrent work streams end-to-end. Utilize project coordination expertise and tools such as Rally, JIRA and MS-Project to support upstream and downstream teams throughout SDLC.
- Facilitate the discussions of complex, high value IT delivery projects that require the coordination of development work or technology work on multiple platforms to achieve desired functionality.
- Communicate committed stories for the upcoming sprint to backlog owners and stakeholders.
- Represent the team daily at the Scrum of Scrums (S2) meeting to report impediments for escalation.
- Facilitate scrum ceremonies for the team (Daily Stand-up, Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo
- Facilitate impediment resolution in a timely, cost effective manner.
- Track and produce key metrics (e.g., burndown, burnup, cumulative flow, velocity, etc
- Act as a conduit to other teams and LOBs with which the team is interacting.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- 6-8 years of software development experience (either as PM, BA, tester or developer)
- 6+ years of experience leading Agile Scrum teams/serving as a Scrum Master in a Large Scale enterprise environment.
- Agile experience/knowledge of key agile techniques including SAFe, Kanban, Lean, XP, and Scrum
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
             

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