Role - Scrum Master - Location - Richmond - VA - Hybrid - Contract Position.
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Position: VDOT Scrum Master Location: 1221 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 - Hybrid Contract Position Both Web Cam and In Person Interview Local candidates only please *Candidate must also be able to work onsite 2-3 days/week. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division is seeking a senior technical Project Scrum Master to drive the project delivery of the development and implementation of a cloud-based data management platform that will support the agency's data management needs. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing and implementing effective cloud-based solutions for complex data management problems. The candidate must have data security, cloud infrastructure, with knowledge of transportation related data preferred. The selected candidate will: • Drives consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including: project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value. • Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning. • Tracks and communicates project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management. • Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles. • Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions. • Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team. • Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics. • Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity. • Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management. • Adheres to VDOT and VITA project management practices as defined. • Additional responsibilities as assigned. • Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff. • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and support data management needs. • Ensure data is collected, stored, and processed securely and in compliance with all applicable regulations. • Analyze data and provide insights to support decision-making by project management teams. • Provide training and support for end-users to ensure the platform is used effectively. • Demonstrable capability and experience in planning, implementing and maintenance of local master data systems and processes across business units and functions. • Understanding of data and leveraging it to deliver business value. Ability to discuss requirements with data teams • Experience in data governance concepts, and data governance implementations. • Ability to use agile approach and methodology to drive master data governance processes. • Ensure documentation of requirements and uses cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned project. • Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned project. • Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery. • Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics. Qualifications • Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices. • Experience managing cloud-based solutions for data management and analytics. • Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations. • Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on track. • Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog. • Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building. • Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills. • Ability to analyze and document business and system processes. • Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost. • Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies. • PMP and CSM Certifications required. • SAFe Certification preferred. • Experience with SAFe framework is a plus. Preferred: • Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and software systems, including Azure and Google Cloud. • Experience with data processing and storage tools (e.g., Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Event Hub, Azure SQL, Synapse). • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Knowledge of transportation data and project management with transportation data is a plus. • Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery(networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning) is preferred. • Experience managing large, multi-stream projects. • PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4Projects. See: • • Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) Special Instructions to Applicants: This position requires a fingerprint-based background check.