Job/Project Description – tasks to be performed on a daily basis:
The Scrum Master is responsible for leading project teams in delivering solutions according to project charter or client project contracts for Data initiatives.
Mandatory Requirements:
The ideal candidate should possess the following technical skills:
* Lead project teams in delivering solutions according to project charter or client project contracts for Data initiatives.
* Manage project plan, budget, structure, schedule, and staffing requirements including internal staff, client employees, and third-party vendors.
* Project performance responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables.
* Run Scrum Master activities such as daily stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning, etc.
* Become a bridge between key client business stakeholders and the Agile development team.
* Manage value delivered by the Agile development team and ensure alignment with the overall service strategy of the client.
* Understand the client’s Divisional and Group objectives and strategies and manage the product’s business and technology stakeholders.
* Balance the trade-off between quality, benefits, risk, budget, time to market, and user experience and effectively communicate it to key project stakeholders.
* Clearly define the product and requirements with client business stakeholders and development teams by translating requirements and writing epics, features, and stories.
* Maintain the Non-functional Requirements (NFRs) to help ensure that the solution meets relevant standards and other system quality requirements.
* Provide support to the team, work closely with the Scrum Master or be the Scrum Master to remove team impediments and lead by example.
* Mentor junior IBM consultants in the practice and delivery engagements.
Required Professional and Technical Expertise:
* Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a project manager, iteration manager, or scrum master in IT Consulting or other technology business units across the industry.
* Minimum of 3+ years of project management experience in data initiatives such as data modernization, migration, governance, reporting, analytics, and data science.
* Diverse practical experience in project delivery frameworks such as Scaled Agile, Distributed Agile, Agile Sprints, Kanban, Waterfall, etc.
* Skills include Project Planning, Budgeting, Performance Management, Scheduling, Staffing, PM Methods, Performance Management, Scope Management, Contractual Deliverables, Change Control, and Risk Management.
* Solid understanding of various data professional roles and responsibilities.
* Understanding of concepts of business-critical design, services sensitive to performance SLAs with high availability, fault-tolerance, automatic fail-over, and geographical redundancy.
* Experience delivering projects based on Cloud Platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, IBM, and other modern data platforms.
* Understanding of containerization, virtualization, infrastructure, and networking.
* Understanding of software development life cycle and methodologies.
* Experience in presenting to and influencing stakeholders and senior managers.
* Experience in Banking is required.
* Team leadership and people manager experience.
* Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related Engineering courses.
* One or more industry-recognized technology or project delivery certifications or badges.
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