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ID #12372600
State Minnesota
City Edenprairie
Job type Contract
Salary USD $67.39 - $101.09 hr 67.39 - 101.09 hr
Source iTech Solutions
Showed 2021-04-18
Date 2021-04-17
Deadline 2021-06-16
Category Et cetera
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IT - Web Development Consultant - Specialized

Minnesota, Edenprairie, 55344 Edenprairie USA

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Engineering Manager

  • The Optum Digital team is in search of a Engineering Manager for Web Development.
  • The Engineering Manager serves as the Agile program leader and will be responsible for leading the Agile transformation and for the successful execution of an Agile team.
  • The Engineering Manager to support a scrum team and the over-all delivery and reporting within their Programs.
  • This position requires individuals who have previously been successful Technology Leads on highly distributed teams, have led Agile/Scrum adoption in the past, and have experience in software delivery as well as those who can drive and influence change and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Accountable for the delivery and reporting of several Scrum Teams within a Program
  • Establishing program level cadence and driving program level ceremonies (e.g. PI Planning, release train retrospectives, backlog refinement)
  • Work with other program leaders to drive the definition and refinement of the program backlog
  • Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the Scrum Master at the team level
  • Ensure cross-value stream coordination and collaboration
  • Serve as an escalation for impediment removal for the Scrum Master
  • Maintain metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on program-level progress and quality
  • Act as a liaison to assigned program manager and project managers. Take responsibility for managing dependencies between the program team and third parties, release managers, or between the team and other scrum teams.
  • Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career
  • Provide real time feedback to the methodology team based on experiences with software delivery teams
  • Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution
  • Be a change agent and foster a learn by doing environment
  • Well versed in latest technologies and tools to lead the team in technical front, including both front end and back end.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of IT experience including development. Experience should include React / Angular frameworks.
  • 3+ years of experience as a Tech Lead, Tech Product Owner or Agile Coach
  • 2+ years of leading/managing people
  • 2+ years of experience working on large scale, multiple Scrum team projects
  • 2+ years of experience working on mixed methodology program (Scrum interfacing with Waterfall from a dependency perspective)
  • Experience with Rally (CA Agile Central)
  • Solid understanding of software development processes and procedures
  • Understanding of backlog tracking, burn down metrics, velocity, and task definition
  • Understanding of incremental delivery and the value of metrics
  • Excellent English communication skills in written and spoken form
  • Solid interpersonal skills, passion around facilitation, empowerment, and servant leadership
  • Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices
Please include candidate email on resume for coding test Candidate Interview pre-screening approachDue to technical nature of this role, Optum Digital will be pre-screening eligible candidates by administrating a custom coding test via Codility (https://www.codility.com)The invite to the test will be sent to eligible candidates via email. Please note: The test will be timed for duration of 3 hours, with 3 tasks to complete. The test results will be evaluated by Technical SME s and next steps will be taken based on results.Where is the work to be performed? (Please list preferred Health Care Company facility, if other please specify i.e. remote work, rural, etc.) remote start, but MN 051 location after we are all back in the offices. Candidate needs to be in CST or EST, open to other locations beyond MN.What does the team make-up look like.The overall scrum team make up will consist of 4 Developers , 1 SA/SM, 2 SDET, Eng Manager. Total are 8 resources.What are the work hours? (ex. 9am-5pm, day/night shifts, rotating shifts, etc) 8 AM -5:00 AM with lunch breakWhat does the interview process look like?
  • How many rounds? multiple with multiple panelists. Assumption: the candidates will be referred to us will be pre-screened.
  • Video vs. phone? video /remote
  • How technical will the interviews be? Technical. May include hands on exercise.
For more information please contact Shashank Govardhana ator Since 1995, iTech Solutions Inc., has been providing IT Consulting and Direct Hire Services to the Insurance, Financial, Communications, Manufacturing and Government sectors with local offices in Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Jersey / Pennsylvania area. Our recruiting strategy is simple, if you want to find qualified IT professionals then use IT professionals to find them. So at iTech Solutions, our personnel are all career IT professionals with a wide range of IT experience. We can honestly say our staff understands the technologies, the complexities of finding and selecting the appropriate personnel and the pressures of running successful IT projects. Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.

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