Project Manager - Richmond, VA

Job Description

 

Title of Position: Project Manager – Req ID: 804755

Location: 109 Governor St Richmond VA 23219 - Onsite

Duration: Long Term

Employment: Contract

Rate: $Negotiable

Interview type: Video Interview

 

Must have Skills:

Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. – Required 4 Years

• Must be a Certified Scrum Master, - Required 5 Years
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus - Required 3 Years
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. - Highly desired 4 Years
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. - Highly desired   4 Years
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. - Highly desired 4 Years
• Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. - Highly desired 4 Years
•  Ability to understand technical issues. - Highly desired 4 Years
•  Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. - Required 4 Years
• Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment - Required  4 Years
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. - Required 4 Years
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. - Required  4 Years
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. – Required 4 Years
• Collaborative in driving decisions. - Required 4 Years
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. – Required 4 Years
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. – Required 4 Year

 

Job Description:

The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.
 

Liaison & Communication

• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
• Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)

Development

• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Maintain process documentation.
• Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

Application Support

• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

Management

• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
• Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self-organize.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master,
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus

 

Knowledge & Experience

• Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

 

About Arthur Grand

Arthur Grand is an IT services firm specializing in Digital Transformation initiatives for Federal, Commercial, State & local customers. Since 2012, Arthur Grand has been successfully supporting and delivering IT services to our customers in the areas of enterprise modernization and transformation with a core focus on emerging technologies including Cloud Solutions (AWS, Azure), Agile Development, Custom Programming, Full Stack Development, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Web Development, Mobile APP Development, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Financial/ERP System Implementation and Infrastructure Management. Arthur Grand’s culture of delivery excellence, combined with a commitment to bring the best talent to provide services, has earned our company an unparalleled reputation for delivering transformative results.