Intermediate, Scrum Master

Term: 12 Months

Workday: 7.25 Hours

Requirement:

• 5+ years demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience supporting large complex application development projects
• Strong background with Agile tools to support and lead Quality Assurance activities such as Jira
• 3+ years demonstrated experience managing agile/iterative/scrum projects
• 3+ years facilitating and leading ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and customer journey/story mapping
• 3+ years demonstrated experience working with technical resources and tasks involving solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, platform upgrades/patching, maintenance/support, integration

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated experience as a Project Manager or Scrum Master directly responsible for leading all aspects of large, complex Application Development initiatives following an agile methodology
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing OPS governance Cluster and Corporate governance approval processes such as project gating, architecture governance points, digital first assessment
• Experience managing privacy and security deliverables
• Demonstrated hands on experience leading and managing agile projects, preferably following Scrum methodology
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methods and techniques
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Agile development concepts and methodologies
• Experience leading technical teams with demonstrated experience managing Quality Assurance and Architecture domains
• Experience running scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives
• Demonstrated experience managing external and internal stakeholders and project interdependencies
• Strong technical and business aptitude
• Persistent attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear concise)
• Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Planview, Microsoft Office, and Visio
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines
• Project rescue/project triage experience is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear concise)
• Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio, and Planview
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines
• Project rescue/project triage experience is an asset
• Previous government experience is an asset

Knowledge Transfer Requirements

• Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions with LRC staff
• All design, development, artefacts, and source code, including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided
• Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions

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