Apply on Employer Site

TALENT Software Services · 1 month ago

GDOT Scrum Master & Agile Coach

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$60/hr - $60/hr

5+ years exp

TALENT Software Services is seeking a Scrum Master & Agile Coach for the Georgia Department of Transportation IT Division. The role involves facilitating Scrum events, coaching IT Team Leads, and promoting Agile principles to enhance team productivity and collaboration.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingDevOpsHealth CareIT ManagementProject ManagementRecruitingStaffing Agency

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Facilitate events to foster IT Team Lead Scrum and Accountability Training: Train and support IT Team Leads in leading Scrum events such as daily stand-ups, planning, sprint planning reviews, ticket tracking board clean-up activities, and retrospectives with the intention of IT Team Leads becoming proficient. Assist with ceremony refinement to promote best practices for items such as story writing and task prioritization and participation

Coach teams and Train IT Leads to Coach Teams: Coach alongside IT Team Leads, with the intent of demonstration and training, to ensure that team members are well versed on both Scrum and Kanban principles and practices to foster self-organization and continuous improvement

Analyze and remove impediments: In daily scenarios, using communication and project management tools, train IT Team Leads to manage incidents and to identify and remove blockers that hinder the teams’ progress

Manage backlogs daily: Collaborate with the Technical Leads and IT Management to train on keeping and maintaining a clear, prioritization-aligned, and well-managed product backlog

Promote continuous improvement: Facilitate continuous improvement through retrospectives and help teams implement actionable changes that are scheduled and are in a process where they will not be ignored

Reinforce process adherence: Redirect IT Team Leads to adhere to the chosen Scrum framework best practices, including implementing and incorporating Kanban’s operational functionality

Foster collaboration: Coach Sprint Teams and Kanban Teams to work collaboratively to ensure communication to work toward an eventual successful incremental deployment

Drive team effectiveness: Focus on improving the team's overall effectiveness and ability to deliver high-quality products by documenting all training for IT Team Leads and best practices in a living Working Agreement

Qualification

Agile CertificationsScrum methodologyKanban methodologyAtlassian SuiteServiceNowCoaching skillsServant leadershipFacilitation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Agile Certifications Required (Scrum Master certified at minimum)

At least 5 years' experience working with Agile Teams

Strong knowledge of both Scrum and Kanban methodologies and their underlying principles

Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills

Ability to analyze, identify, and resolve team impediments and conflicts

Experience in managing and prioritizing backlogs that align with IT Leadership priority

Strong communication skills to facilitate collaboration among team members, technical leads, architects, project managers, security team, and stakeholders

Understanding of how to apply Kanban's core principles, such as explicit workflow, visualizing work, and limiting work in progress

Understanding of how to apply Scrum Team best practices to ensure successful daily scrums, collaboration, alignment, risk analysis, and participation for ongoing team dynamics

Servant leadership mindset, focusing on team needs and enabling them to be self-organizing

Proficient in Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), ServiceNow (ITSM and Agile Modules), MS Teams, and Office365