Hi Vendors,
This is Urvish from Cambay Consulting LLC, I tried calling you regarding an amazing opportunity with State of Texas – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the position of Agile Scrum Master 2 at Austin, TX.
Kindly go through the email below and let me know the best time to reach you.
NOTE: The interested candidate will have to revert this email by filling the skill matrix provided at the bottom of the email and attaching their updated resume along with it.
Position Details:
Client: | State of TX – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Job Title: | Agile Scrum Master 2 |
Job ID: | 304133824 |
Location: | 111 E 17th Street Austin, Texas 78711 |
Duration: | 14+ Months with possible extension |
Job Description:
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requires the services of 1 Agile Scrum Master 2, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Agile Scrum Master 2, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
The Candidate will lead and provide day-to-day management guidance and direction to scrum teams in applying agile principles and best practices utilizing the Scrum framework for implementation of new CPA solutions, including but not limited to updating various Tax application solutions.
The Candidate will:
· Facilitate all scrum events: daily scrum, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
· Guide, facilitate and teach the Agile mindset, core values, principles and Scrum best practices to the team and others throughout the organization
· Manage, with Agile principles and best practices, multiple projects of medium to large scale and guide the teams through the scrum process to ensure tested, functional, valuable software is delivered to the customer at the end of each sprint/iteration
· Recognize and remove impediments for the scrum (development) team.
· Ensure the teams are reflecting on their performance after each sprint to identify successes, as well as failures, and continuously improving their way or working to increase the value delivered to the customer
· Assess performance of teams and programs, finds opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations and implements changes and steps to increase the team's productivity.
· Work with product owners and teams to provide strategies and techniques to maintain and build product backlogs reflective of customers' needs
· Coach scrum teams to become self-organizing
· Collaborate with other scrum masters to improve the overall agile strategy and provide alignment in sprint execution.
· Provide detailed metrics and dashboard covering tasks, assigned resources, and story points including burn down charts
Skill Matrix:
Skills | Required/Preferred | Years of experience | User Experience |
Extensive knowledge of the Agile Development Methodologies with advanced knowledge and experience utilizing the Scrum framework leading multiple scrum teams in medium to large scale enterprise environments | Required | 7 | |
Experience as a Scrum Master on large projects including: • Experience performing Scrum Ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews/demos, retrospectives) • Experience with backlog refinement and helping team refine epics/stories through progress | Required | 5 | |
Experience with highly complex application security requirements | Required | 5 | |
Last 4 consecutive years working experience on resume as job title of "Scrum Master" or "Agile Coach" | Required | 4 | |
Strong experience as a Scrum Master and deep understanding of software development methodologies and proven ability to lead scrum teams in the execution of scrum processes, agile principles & values; providing monitoring including risk/issues management. | Required | 4 | |
Experience in project management including Agile and other SDLC methodologies plus knowledge of software development methodologies, testing, design, and implementations | Required | 4 | |
Proficient with Jira and Confluence | Required | 2 | |
Agile Scrum Master Certification (Certified Scrum Master CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or SAFe Scrum Master) | Required | 1 | |
Proficient with the Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, TEAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint | Preferred | 3 | |
Working experience as a software developer | Preferred | 3 | |
Experience with modern development languages, frameworks, and architectures such as React, JavaScript, Spring Framework, Microservices, CI/CD, Cloud Native, etc. | Preferred | 3 | |
Experience with Java, .NET, Natural, or COBOL | Preferred | 2 | |
Experience using SQL in one of more of the following RDBMS products: DB2 z/OS, SQL Server, Oracle | Preferred | 2 | |
Serving in a technical leadership role on software development projects | Preferred | 2 | |
Experience Texas CPA Systems | Preferred | 2 | |
Having been a member of an agile development team and delivered a final finished product into a production environment | Preferred | 1 | |
Participation in a successful agile transformation | Preferred | 1 | |
Advanced certifications: Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Certified Agile Leadership (CAL), Certified Agile Coach (CTC or CEC) | Preferred | 1 |
Thanks and Best regards,
Urvish Rai
Ph.: 832-761-3192
Cambay Consulting LLC.
1838 Snake River Road,
Suite A, Katy, TX 77449
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