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ID #44639691
State Maryland
City Chevychase
Job type Contract
Salary USD DOE DOE
Source Precision System Design Inc.
Showed 2022-08-06
Date 2022-08-05
Deadline 2022-10-04
Category Et cetera
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Scrum Master

Maryland, Chevychase, 20815 Chevychase USA

Vacancy expired!

Our direct, Fortune 500 client in Chevy Chase, MD is looking for a REMOTE Scrum Master for a contract-to-hire opening. You will lead and facilitate traditional Scrum ceremonies, work with the Product Owner to manage and prioritize the product backlog, and lead the user story collection and creation process. This position is open to fully remote candidates.

Day-to-day responsibilities: - Serve the team and product owner in turning requirements into the working software - Track progress and help the team achieve their commitments - Progress is monitored daily when problems are identified, work with team to develop corrective actions - Manage and report the status of scope, schedule, etc. - Extract and document requirements, author user stories and acceptance criteria - Ensure team members understand processes and support the team to ensure they are followed - Ensure product quality expectations are defined and known across the team - Collaborate with the team in scheduling work, including defect remediation and refactoring, guarding against the accumulation of technical debt - Work with technical team and product owner balancing the interests of both when issues arise - Remove impediments allowing the team to focus on engineering tasks - Take the lead on resolving conflicts within the team removing any roadblocks to collaboration - Guide project team meetings including sprint pre/planning meetings, daily scrum and sprint review meetings - Facilitate retrospective discussions and support continuous improvement efforts - Limit the external interference the team must deal with - Creative problem solving in quickly bringing issues to resolution - Fosters an environment that emphasizes knowledge sharing and group participation - Lead in the absence of organizational authority and demonstrate empathy and stewardship

Essential Skills:

- 3+ years hands-on Scrum Master experience - Hands-on experience in a Business Systems Analyst role - requirements gathering, user story creation - Excellent listening, verbal, and written communications skills with the ability to present information to a variety of audiences - Identify opportunities for improvement within the team by removing impediments - Help the team deliver work, and understand WIP limits - Skilled at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques - Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams

Plusses:

- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Please click the Apply Now button to apply for the job.

We will review your resume and call if you are qualified.

Resumes will NOT be sent to clients without your approval.

REFERRALS WANTED - 1000 REWARD!

Refer a colleague to us, and Precision will give you 1000 if we find a job for that person!

(The fine print: The referred candidate must be previously unknown to us. Start date must be within 6 months of referral.)

THERE ARE MANY IT STAFFING FIRMS YOU CAN WORK WITH. WHY WORK WITH PRECISION?

Our Clients. We work with the best.

- We are direct vendors to Fortune 500 companies across North America

- We're the top provider of contract IT professionals to many of our clients

Our Experience. We know how to sell our candidates to clients.

- We've been in business for over 20 years, and have made thousands of successful placements

Our Background. Precision is run by former IT professionals.

- We know what it is like to be an IT consultant working in a large organization.

- We actually understand your skills. We'll make sure that you are right for the job, and that the job is right for you.

Our Reputation for Quality. Clients favor Precision's candidates.

- We take the time to learn about you so that we can best match you to our openings and sell you to our clients.

- Our clients know from experience that Precision's consultants are the most qualified and the best fit for their project teams.

Our Ethics. We pride ourselves on our ethical business practices.

- We never submit your resume without your permission, and we never give your resume to other staffing companies

- We are up front about pay rates and the interviewing process, and provide you with constant feedback.

Our Responsibility. We take seriously our obligations to our consultants.

- We always pay on time

- We offer highly competitive pay rates, as well as an opportunity to participate in our group health insurance, long term disability and 401(k) plans.

- When required, we carefully manage H1-B and applications, and involve you at every step.

- We have dedicated HR personnel that will answer the phone when you call.

THE STAFFING FIRM YOU WORK WITH MATTERS. WORK WITH PRECISION.

Job ID 4702DI-3410

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