Scrum Master (Maternity contract)
Version 1 Dublin
Department: Public Sector & Utilities (Ireland)
Job Description
Ideally, you will come from a software development background and have at least 3-5 years’ experience in agile development /SCRUM Master/Agile Team Management. You should be experienced in full development project life cycle implementations and have experience working with a relevant methodology.
Possessing excellent facilitation, communication and presentation skills, you will have the ability to deal with all levels of a client organisation and an ability to manage scope, RAID, resources and budget delivering projects to achieve their intended business outcomes. A team player and self-motivated, you will demonstrate a strong customer-centric ethos and an ability to develop strong relationships with relevant stakeholders and ensure their needs are met.
Agile Process Management:
- Understanding of the Agile Manifesto.
- SCRUM Master – ability to manage a SCRUM development team.
- SCRUM Task dashboarding & Kanban workflow management.
- Responsible for product backlog management and reporting regularly to the client.
- Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices.
Project Management:
- Project Budget development.
- Manage and prioritize V1 Development Resource Work (Agile approach).
- Project Status Reporting.
- Customer Liaison (Support Issues, Schedule, Requirements, Testing).
- Resource planning, budget management.
Business Analysis:
- Requirements review and development.
- User Requirements Specification.
- Functional and Technical Specifications.
- Requirements Traceability Matrix.
Team Management:
- Project and Ticket management experience.
- Team management experience.
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.
Qualifications
- Overall strong Project Management capabilities.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Budget management, commercial and Customer experience.
- Full SDLC, ideally in a Microsoft development environment.
- Excellent team motivator.
- Proven track record in successfully delivery fixed price engagements.
- Familiarity with Agile methodology, an advantage.
- Experience in using standard Project Management and MS Office tools incl. MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio.
- Excellent organization and communication skills.
- Excellent command of English.
- Strong interest in developing PM Capability solutions and methodologies.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
- PMP Certification is desirable.
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
- Share in our Success through our Quarterly performance related Profit Share & an opportunity to join our new V1 Equity success Scheme.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review.
- Financial benefits including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice
- Ways of working now with remote & hybrid working options but there is always as a good excuse to get together too.
- Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life’s journey
- A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role. Ways
- Wellbeing activities: an innovative Well Tech Scheme, MyGym Discounts, Octopus Car Lease (electric UK only), Yoga, sponsored marathon, and local team sports
- Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ‘ Call-Out’ platform where performance is called out and recognised
- Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
PLUS, many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Ekta Bahl - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner
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Company Description
Version 1 is a Technology Services company, delivering impactful change to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing digital-first world.
We have celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continue to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake.
We work hard to ensure we understand what our customers need from their technology solutions and then we deliver. We are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big, and we hire great people.
- 3200+ employees (and growing), €350m/£315m revenue business
- UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner
- 10 years as GPTW to work in Ireland & UK
- Oracle EMEA Apps/SaaS Innovation Partner of the Year – EMEA 2023
- AWS EMEA - Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023
- Global Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023