Project Manager

##### **Engagement Type** Contract Liaison \& Communication * Serve as liaison between technical and non\-technical departments. * Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues. * Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery) Development * Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand\-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum\-related meetings. * Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress. * Maintain process documentation. * Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility. Application Support * Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories. * Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information. * Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs. Management * Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools. * Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process. * Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions. * Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution. * Empower the team to self\-organize. Position Requirements Formal Education \& Certification * Four\-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. * Must be a Certified Scrum Master, * Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus Knowledge \& Experience * Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. * Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. * Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. * Understanding of