What are the responsibilities and job description for the SCRUM LEAD position at Steneral Consulting?
Locals Highly preferred.
Description
This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
Description
This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
- Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities for multiple projects utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Manages/oversees all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast-paced assigned projects with distributed teams
- Designs and maintains project vision, project working standards, and agreements
- Develops project roadmap, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan
- Manages project scope, budget, project burn charts, presentations to IT/Business, daily standup, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions
- Implements Agile methodology using Rally and Planview tools
- Facilitates project meetings (all Agile meetings – Discovery Sessions, Iteration 0, Iteration Planning, Demo & Retrospective, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Grooming); completes project tracking/analysis reports
- Tracks, updates, and communicates project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resource utilization, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans
- Interfaces with project stakeholders at all levels of management to ensure project priorities are aligned with business needs and expectations
- Ensures that appropriate project documentation and deliverables are clearly defined and delivered
- Mentors and Coaches Agile teams to ensure their adoption and successful use of Agile @ American practices
- Acts as a liaison between business units and 3rd party vendors
- Uses business analysis techniques for gathering and documenting complex requirements, scoping, interviewing, facilitation, system component design, testing, and implementation
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
- 3 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience
- 3 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies
- 3 years of experience in Agile methods and mindset as an approach to software development
- 5 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience
- 5 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies, such as Agile/Scrum
- Airline Industry experience
- Certified ScrumMaster or PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus
- Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring teams while leveraging Agile methodologies, with strong focus on continuous improvement and developing self-organizing teams
- Experience in a variety of computing platforms, such as mainframe, client/server, web, cloud, and social media
- Experience in Team Foundation/Server (TFS), Rally, Planview, VersionOne, or similar Agile life cycle management tools
- Experience in DevOps toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Skills in leadership; team-focused with high energy and a positive attitude
- Skills in analytics, estimating, and problem solving
- Ability to think strategically and develop tactical methods to achieve objectives and goals
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, customers, and external groups, as well as working in a collaborative environment with geographically dispersed resources
