Request ID:5897
Title: Technical Specialist 3
Location: State of Iowa
JOB Description:
· understand the fundamentals of software development process
· proactively participate in customer engagements, follow direction from lead technicians, work with customers, and participate in technical planning
· possess strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with a diverse team
· coach/mentor less senior team members
· champion agile delivery and the use of OCIO services
· collaborate with and present to business and technical teams as well as different levels of leadership
· work on multiple concurrent projects/iterations with multiple scrum teams
· demonstrate sound judgement and excellent organization skills
The job will require working with existing teams including projects utilizing other programming languages, such as C# .Net. Preference will be given to candidates with an application development background.
Required skills:
· Experience with Agile development methodologies
· Experience building and managing high-performing agile teams
· Experience managing multi-team program/products as agile scrum master
· Act as primary day-to-day point of contact for the business partner and the operational aspects of the project.
· Facilitate regular status meetings with project team, sponsors, and all stakeholders. Solicit stakeholder feedback to validate priorities and compromi
· Lead agile ceremonies including daily standup meetings, sprint planning meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
· Assist in the development and management of the product backlog. Prioritize, design, and implement new features and enhancements.
· Manage risks and track issues throughout the project.
· Manage the time reporting tasks and financials (SOW) for the project
· Coaching/mentoring others
· Demonstrated experience fulfilling the role of agile BA and QA
· Experience working in Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development environments
· Experience working with teams developing web-based solutions
· Ability to write simple SQL queries