BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Agile Scrum Master / Kanban FlowMaster in Durham, NC
Position Title: Agile Scrum Master / Kanban FlowMaster
Location: Durham, NC
Shift Timing: Mon Friday 40.00 Hours Per Week
Anticipated start date: 1-2 Weeks
Duration: 12 Months contract and the possibility to be extended the contract.
Pay Rate: $58.00 - $58.50 on W2
Job Description:
Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams.
Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team's maturity.
Strong hands on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks
Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.
Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work.
Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs.
Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills.
Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders
Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio.
Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward.
Certified Scrum Master or Kanban certification
Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation
Knowledge of DevOps practices
Experience with setup, tracking, monitoring flow and reporting in Jira
Experience with JIRA Align and Portfolio Planning
Hand-on experience in software development and debugging using programming language like Java or .Net/C# etc.
Hands-on SQL experience in relational database like Oracle, SQL Server etc.
About BCforward:
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best-in-class place to work.
BCforward is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
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