Scrum Master (ETS)

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Scrum Master (ETS)

Location(s): Merrifield, VA

• Manages the full life cycle of Agile projects.
• Leads cross-functionally Agile project teams through the software delivery lifecycle.
• Acts as a mentor and continually guides project team(s) to adhere to Agile/Scrum best practices and values.
• Guides scrum teams to implement Lean processes in order to increase quality output.
• Facilitates all scrum ceremonies (daily stand-up, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demo's).
• Applies work effort estimation techniques to forecast and report project performance.
• Identifies, removes and escalates impediments.
• Works well in cross functional teams consisting of on-site, remote and matrixed project team members.
• Applies project management skills and best practices/tools to define and execute:
  
  
  
  • Scope Management.
  • Schedule Management.
  • Cost Management.
  • Resource Management.
  • Issue/Risk Management.
  • Procurement Management.
  • Communications Management.
  • Change Management.
  • Quality Management.
  
  
  
  

• Manages the transition to ensure adoption of change, builds strong partnerships and communication plans with all project stakeholders and project team members.
• Adheres to the project delivery controls and processes and actively prepares for/participates in all structured project reviews.
• Functions independently under broad guidelines from a resource manager.

• Leads and engages single or cross-functional project teams, which are accountable for design, development and implementation of application solutions.
• Ensures alignment of all project roles and responsibilities and they are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project.
• Provides clear feedback - both routine feedback (ad hoc discussions based on project activities) and formal feedback (reviews at key phases of the project or related to Performance Reviews and Development Plans.
• Monitors and measures staff / resource assignment results against project / task goals and accountabilities.

• Evaluates emerging methods, industry best practices and lessons learned to develop most current and innovative project delivery practices and standards.
• Drives continuous improvements to improve speed to production release(s).
• Builds a community for growing the capability within ISD through personal development, mentoring and teaching opportunities with ISD team.
• May participate in the interview process and engages in successful onboarding of new employees or contractors.
• Acts as a mentor to less senior employees or contractors.

• Provides consistent, concise, relevant, reliable and timely information to all appropriate internal and external audiences/stakeholders through a variety of media.
• Ensures accuracy of information to enable effective business decisions.
• Frames communications in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience.
• Seeks input from audience; confirms understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding.

• Previous project leadership and execution, including initiatives with technology, processes, cross-functional teams and external partner team members.
• Experience with cross-functional teams that include third party expertise. Aptitude to build strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to apply Project Management industry best practice processes and tools regarding effective management of projects, including, but not limited to, scope, schedule, cost, risk, resource, and issue management.
• Experience in leading, guiding and coaching professional staff.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to exercise initiative, produce desired results and achieve objectives.
• Ability to work and collaborate with all levels of management, staff and vendors.
• Ability to present findings and conclusions clearly and concisely.
• Clear understanding of the Systems Development life cycle.
• Ability to apply Project Management industry best practices, processes, and tools to effectively lead projects.
• Possesses good relationship, team building and facilitation skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Works with resource managers and external staffing vendors to ensure steady availability of high quality resources from vendors.
• Ability to present project status, issues, and risks clearly and concisely to a varied audience (stakeholders, senior management, and resource managers).
• Ability to negotiate project scope with stakeholders, governance committees, and senior management.
• Partners with the Technical Product Owner and business area to plan the scope and timeline of the project.

• Knowledge of Financial operations, processes and procedures.
• Certification as a Scrum Professional (CSP) and Scrum Master (CSM) is an asset.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Experience working in banking/financial technology.