Scrum Master - Technical Project Manager

Company: Mainstreet Bank
Location: Sterling
Posted on: January 16, 2023

Job Description:

AVENU--- is looking for a dynamic and passionate Scrum Master/Technical Project Manager with experience in Banking / Payment Services to support the Avenu platform (a Bank-as-a-Service platform). This is an exciting opportunity to participate in building and implementing a new core banking platform.Responsibilities:

• Lead Scrum ceremonies for your team(s) and participate in cross-team coordination of projects with dependencies
• Experience in facilitating project meetings, identifying risks/dependencies/impediments, and handling multiple priorities
• Guides team in task estimating practices and facilitates team estimates
• Provides assistance with planning and obtaining commitments to complete tasks within established schedule and budget constraints
• Oversee the tracking and performance of all project activities
• Interacts with vendors, clients and other stakeholders to ensure that requirements are properly understood and implemented
• Work collaboratively with development teams, technical leads, product management, security, compliance and executive management to determine technical direction and priority of the teams
• Create or analyze business requirements documents and project timelines as needed
• Continuous improvement of Sprint release processes to maximize team performance
• Make decisions and communicate trade-offs and risks
• Make recommendations to management about schedules, prioritization, and resource allocation with input from team members
• Ability to perform detail-oriented business and technical analysis to discover, refine, and document the requirements for technically oriented projects
• Coordinate releases and product launch processes with Product Management, Security and other teams Basic Qualifications:
  • This is a hybrid (on-prem / remote) position, but will require regular travel to our Sterling and Fairfax, Virginia offices
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) with demonstrable expertise of Scrum and Kanban
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in software development
  • At least 4 years of experience as a Scrum Master
  • Experience working with remote teams
  • Experience as a Technical Project Manager and/or background in Software Development
  • Experience in Banking or Payment systems
  • Manage Scrum ceremonies (daily, retrospective, planning, review, grooming, sprint demos)
  • Excellent documentation, communication, facilitation and coaching skills
  • Proficient in Agile development methodologies, understanding of DevOps Integration
  • Knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
  • Prior experience on using Java and related technologies for building microservices applications
  • Experience with cloud technologies is preferred
  • Must have excellent communication (verbal & written), interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with metrics-oriented reporting
  • Support and train multiple Scrum teams through all Agile Scrum events and practices to empower teams in their delivery and execution of business value
  • Ability to resolve conflict through arbitration, negotiation, reasoned discussion, or escalation
  • Conduct a collaborative and supportive team culture through engagement and team building practicesPreferred Qualifications:
    • Possess strong interpersonal communication skills and confidence to collaborate effectively with a cross-functional multi-team environment
    • Have experience leading others with the ability to earn trust while still challenging the team to improve and operate outside its comfort zone in an Agile environment
    • Are highly proficient in Jira and Confluence
    • Ability to initiate, plan, execute, and guide the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within a specified time
    • Experience in developing full-scale project plans and associated communication documents, including identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path
    • Brings a high-energy and passionate outlook and can influence those around them
    • Have a career goal of joining a FinTech that is launching new products and services into a dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive marketplace At MainStreet Bank we strive to bring talented, team-oriented individuals on staff to meet and exceed our customers' needs. MainStreet team members enjoy a friendly working environment, opportunity for personal and professional growth, generous benefits and access to resources for improving their well-being.For more information visit our website at www.mstreetbank.com .MainStreet Bank is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.PI201301649

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