Scrum Master Manager

We are seeking Scrum Master Manager for 6 months contract position in Lake Mary, FL.

Skills:
BS in CS or other related disciplined is preferred 2+ years of experience with Scrum methodology 2+ years of experience in project management 6+ years of SW development/engineering experience Scrum Master Certification Good and fundamental understanding of product and sprint backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and work breakdowns Strong negotiation, leadership, and written and verbal communication skills Strong knowledge, skills, and ability working in a collaborative team environment High maturity of diplomacy and ability to see and rationalize multiple points of view Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a diverse leadership team Additional Preferred Qualifications PMI PMP certification Scrum backlog and Sprint and how they are tracked, work burned-down, velocity metrics derived and tasks decomposed Basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development Understand other processes and methodologies and speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise Understand basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures Understand the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team Familiarity with IATA common use standards Travel solution experience (SITA, ARINC, IBM, IER or similar)

Responsibilities:
Provide guidance to the team on Scrum Values, Practices, and Rules; essential adherence to Scrum methodologies Facilitate various Scrum activities such as: Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives Facilitate daily Scrum activities such as: Stand-Up's, updates to Burn-Down spreadsheets and charts, Backlog reviews, as well as impromptu meetings as needed Remove roadblocks reported by the team, which could require cross-team collaboration and or escalation, possibly up to executive management Facilitate a good and respectful Scrum environment, conditioning and empowering the team to be self-managed Communicate and works directly with the client Product Owner to consistently maintain the Product Backlog, handle changes both to the product backlog as well as changes to the executing sprint Create and maintains risk and issue logs, including working with appropriate parties to create mitigation and corrective action plans with communication to the team, product owner, and executive management Maintain and publish Scrum metrics (eg velocity and burn-down) Build team cohesion and fosters good communication between various development teams Measure and improve team productivity Work with business team to ensure product backlog is visible and prioritize the list to generate higher business value Communicate all stakeholders are informed of schedules and timelines, statuses, issues, mitigations and all other information necessary or requested Maintain a manner of leadership and flexibility that diffuses pressure and promotes a team atmosphere Assist in the creation of processes and procedures with input from other product development teams Maintain expertise in the application and use of systems, tools, and processes within the department'''s scope Maintain a working knowledge of Client'''s applications and system integration and is able to understand changes in order to anticipate cross-system or cross-process impacts Support an open, learning, and progressive environment to allow the team'''s exploration of new solutions Monitor and ensure corporate policies or project rules are followed Ensure right mix of personalities or skills in the project team composition

Interested candidates should send a copy of their Resume including salary/rate information