Agile Scrum Master

CLP/GIS•Chicago, IL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking an Agile Scrum Master for a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role is located onsite in Denver, CO, Chicago, IL, or Washington, DC. The Scrum Master will lead and direct agile project teams to achieve project-defined business outcomes. They will act as a process coach for a cross-functional software development team, ensuring adherence to agile values, identifying risks, proposing solutions, and removing impediments to facilitate team progress.

Requirements

8+ years of demonstrable experience of Scrum Management
Strong organization and facilitation skills, including the ability to prioritize work and drive out deadlines
Expert ability to track, manage and resolve dependencies, blockers, issues, and risks
Strong analytical skills and drive to take initiative and be proactive to collect details needed to address blockers
Strong ability to lead, influence and drive team efforts and results
Must work well with internal and external team members, with an ability to manage and resolve conflicts collaboratively and with patience
Advanced experience in JIRA, Confluence, and Release Management tools
Excellent written, oral communication, and presentation skills
Hands-on experience with managing large scale agile, technical projects and executive communications
Able to work independently with limited supervision
Experience building dashboards and filtering/lookups in Jira
Experience working in an Agile development process and deep understanding of various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle

Nice To Haves

Experience or understanding of SOAR, SIEM, TINES
Understanding of Enterprise Change Standards

Responsibilities

Lead and direct agile project teams to deliver the project-defined business outcomes
Act as a process coach within a cross-functional software development team
Guide the team's adherence to the agile values and principles within the software development lifecycle
Support the team in identifying risk, identifying proposed solutions for identified issues, and leading the removal of impediments
Manage scrum team coordination
Work with Product Owners and Technical Leads in managing the backlog
Provide support for backlog related activities
Consult and coach other Scrum Teams
Support the development of Agile Scrum processes

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)