Junior Scrum Master (Ontario Government, Contract-Hybrid, Urgent) Contract

VTRAC Consulting Corporation

Intelligent Solutions

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Position# : VRC24151-RQ07438

Position : Junior Scrum Master (Ontario Government, Contract-Hybrid, Urgent)

Position Type : Contract

No. of Positions : 1

Location : Toronto, ON

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

• Serve as a senior team member as part of the Agile team and support efforts to implement, adopt and sustain Agile processes, principles, and practices;
• Serve the scrum team by leading and coaching team self-organization, cross-functionality and aligning to the mandate of delivering value;
• Remove team impediments that prevent or hinder team capability and cohesion;
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution;
• Advocate for the scrum team across the organization and actively question practices and approaches that are not in-line with scrum theory;
• Partner with the Project Manager & Product Owner, working closely with them to effectively create, maintain and groom the product backlog;
• Create communication forums for the product owner, scrum team and associated stakeholders to ensure the vision, goals and product delivery commitments are visible and well understood;
• Help employees, consultants , vendors and other stakeholders understand and enact scrum as well as empirical and emergent product development, welcoming change that enhances the productivity of the team;
• Work with other business / technical areas to facilitate increasing organization maturity and effectiveness in the application of Scrum across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on specific project
• Prepares training materials, training sessions on project delivery methodology in accordance with guidelines.
• Acquires, customizes, documents, integrates, communicates and implements comprehensive IT standards and guidelines.

Technical Skills 30% / Experience 30%

• Azure DevOps (must have)
• Experience managing multiple scrum teams in parallel
• Knowledge and experience with Agile Information and Information Technology (I&IT) methods and techniques associated with the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks
• Communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated commitment and proven ability to do effective stakeholder management
• Knowledgeable and experience in Agile methodology and ability to educate others
• Experience facilitating the relationships between the Agile team and product owner and maintaining a safe working environment for the team by helping with conflict resolution
• Experience leading the Agile methodology and development teams in self-organization and identifying and filling in blanks in the framework
• Experience mentoring and coaching the teams on removing impediments
• Experience capturing feedback and documenting sprint reviews to administer project goals and improve team performance
• Desirable Skills
• Project Methodology certifications such as Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma Black / Green / Yellow Belt, etc.
• Communication Skills 10%
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written to prepare documentation, reports, note keeping, status updates and assessments
• Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user-friendly manner
• Maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
• Ability to communicate technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner

Must Haves :

• 3-5 Years of Scrum Master experience
• Azure DevOps
• Experience managing multiple scrum teams in parallel
• Knowledge and experience with Agile Information and Information Technology (I&IT) methods and techniques associated with the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks

Nice-To-Haves :

• Project Methodology certifications such as Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma Black / Green / Yellow Belt, etc.
• Previous public sector exp is an asset.
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