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.

We thank all candidates in advance. Only selected candidates for interviews will be contacted. For other exciting opportunities, please visit us at www.vtrac.com. VTRAC is an equal opportunity employer.

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