Job summary:


Title:
Scrum Master

Location:
Des Moines, IA, United States

Length and terms:
Long term - W2 or c2c


Position created on 09/30/2022 02:06 pm

Job description:


*** Very long term project Initial PO till for 1 year    expect to go for 3+ years  *** Initial remote due to covid then onsite candidate must pick up the laptop in person before remote work ***

**Full time with benefits or hourly contract position*** Need 3 verifiable references with resume

Complete Description:

The Division of Information Technology (DOIT) provides adaptable, secure, and cost effective technology services and solutions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Divisions, Partners, and Citizens. We manage all of HHSs IT assets, projects, and resources.  We deliver technology and expertise to support Citizens of Iowa and their familys every day.  This includes consistently delivering top tier performance and value to citizens as a trusted partner and services provider. 

The department is seeking a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)/Coach to lead cultural change in the organization for large scale project initiatives.  The role is responsible for developing and coaching strategies which lead portfolio programs in their adoption of an agile mindset as demonstrated by the adoption and consistent use of agile principles, practices and most importantly behaviors. The SPC must be able to cultivate relationships with Program leaders and staff and gain their confidence and trust as a SME. The SPC will support Program Operations in a variety of strategic improvement efforts to increase operational efficiency, enhance knowledge transfer and create an authentically great culture.

The role is to support large state government projects. This position will leverage expertise to coach and train employees at all levels, including senior leadership, on SAFe Agile concepts and DevOps principles to promote an environment and culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and innovation.

Responsibilities:

  • Creating a culture where the entire workforce is engaged in continuous improvement
  • Advising senior leadership on SAFe and Agile principles
  • Empower leadership teams in building, sustaining, and growing thriving Agile teams
  • Coaching others to develop an agile mindset as demonstrated by behavioral changes
  • Mentoring peers to help others mature in their practices and behaviors
  • Facilitation teams and larger groups to achieve sustainable outcomes.
  • Use project management techniques to properly capture and drive improvement initiatives
  • Strong collaboration skills, able to bring people together and lead others though conflicting negotiation and resolution
  • Act as a change ambassador by modeling agile behaviors and helping leaders to cultivate a learning and innovation culture
  • Serve as a supporting member of the Agile Community of Practice, providing thought leadership and modeling a Lean Agile leadership mindset
  • Define, design and implement continuous improvement programs to ensure teams are integrated vertically and horizontally across organization.
  • Define improvement projects aligned with business strategies.
  • Analyze improvement programs and potential results. Facilitate and coach improvement teams.
  • Install process excellence supports for program efficiency, external reviews, communications, and familiarization.

The SPC will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management, and control. The ability to gather and define requirements build a project plan identifying resource needs and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders.  Essential is the ability to multi task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.  Principal for this position is the ability to guide teams in the Agile methodology, and provide team feedback with a means to improve, catalyzing organizational growth.

Requirements: 

  • Experience leading teams in an Agile environment, including software development, and multi team projects  REQUIRED
  • Experience working with Scrum, Kanban, Feature Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration & Delivery, Dev*Ops, Scaled Agile  REQUIRED
  • Direct experience with transitioning teams to Lean Agile practices, including both individual teams and multi team projects  REQUIRED
  • Participated in the planning, training, and execution supporting at least three Agile Release Train launches   REQUIRED
  • Possess one or more of the following certifications or equivalent: Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) , SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum @ Scale Trainer, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Professional Scrum Trainer (PST).  REQUIRED
  • Demonstrated Change Agent Experience leading diverse cross functional teams to higher performance  REQUIRED
  • Analytical  Using Lean (TPS) / Six Sigma / Industrial Engineering / Agile (SCRUM) skills and experience, evaluate processes to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate waste.  REQUIRED
  • Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines  REQUIRED
  • State / Federal Government Appropriations Experience  DESIRED

Required Skills:

  • Experience leading teams in an Agile environment, including software development, and multi team projects 8 Years
  • Experience working with Scrum, Kanban, Feature Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration & Delivery, Dev*Ops, Scaled Agile ( 8 Years
  • Direct experience with transitioning teams to Lean Agile practices, including both individual teams and multi team projects 8 Years
  • Participated in the planning, training, and execution supporting at least three Agile Release Train launches 8 Years
  • Possess one or more of the following certifications or equivalent: Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) , SAFe Program Consultant (SPC),
  • Certified Scrum @ Scale Trainer, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) 8 Years
  • Demonstrated Change Agent  Experience leading diverse cross functional teams to higher performance 8 Years
  • Analytical  Using Lean (TPS) / Six Sigma / Industrial Engineering / Agile (SCRUM) skills and experience, evaluate processes to identify
  • improvement opportunities and eliminate waste. 8 Years
  • Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines 8 Years

Desired Skills:

  • State / Federal Government Appropriations Experience 4 Years

 


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The recruiter working on this position is MANOJ Kumar Akkapelly(Raghu Team)
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His/her contact email is manojk@msysinc.com

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