IA-HHS- PM6 IT Scrum Master

The DoIT Scrum Master is responsible for a variety of department and project tasks associated with the delivery of business and IT initiatives.

The Division of Information Technology (DOIT) provides adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions across the Department of Human Services (DHS) Divisions, Partners and Citizens. We manage all of DHS's IT assets, projects and resources, and we deliver technology and expertise to support Citizens of Iowa and their family's every day. This includes consistently delivering top tier performance and value to citizens as a trusted partner and services provider.
DoIT is committed to the pursuit of creative and innovative solutions that enable our Agency to help Iowans achieve healthy, safe, stable and self-sufficient lives through the programs and services we provide. We strive for an IT culture that identifies the newest, most effective solutions through discovery, open discussion and collaboration. We have fun together, care about each other and take pride in the solutions we provide. We believe in continuously optimizing our processes, refining our solutions and improving ourselves to the benefit of the Iowans we serve. If you are passionate about applying your creative and innovative architecture strategies and approaches across the Department of Human Services enterprise then this is the role for you!
The department is currently in the planning stages of its Medicaid Modernization program, which will transform Iowa Medicaid business and technology. The department is seeking a Scrum Master with a strong agile delivery background to establish initial project/team backlogs and assist with the formation of agile delivery teams. The Scrum Master will act as the servant leader for one or more agile teams once teams are formed.
The Scrum Master will be responsible for the following:
Working closely with stakeholders to define Epics, Features, and User Stories required to complete project goals
Adhering to project methodology as defined by the DHS PMO and Medicaid Modernization program
Documenting the definition of done for each Epic, Feature, and User Story
Establishing agile teams for the defined backlog
Facilitating the relative sizing of the project backlog in Story Points
Establishing a sprint delivery cadence
Facilitating sprint planning, daily standups, and sprint review/retrospectives
Providing agile coaching to team members
Resolving team blockers preventing the delivery of sprint commitments
Escalating blockers when outside of the team's control
Monitoring project tools and extracting sprint metrics and project progress metrics as defined by the program

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Strong background in agile delivery methodologies
Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams.
Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision
Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios
Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately
Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product
Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skills
Excellent time management and project planning/strategizing skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives
Demonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work efforts
Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.
Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience	Candidate Experience
Experience in a Scrum Master role on an IT transformation project	Required	3	Years
Demonstrated ability to learn/understand new business concepts rapidly	Required	8	Years
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)	Required	8	Years
Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects.	Required	8	Years
Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures	Required	8	Years
Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document user stories and/or requirements	Required	5	Years
Experience with Agile toolsets such as JIRA or Azure Dev Ops	Required	3	Years
Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations and implementing change management initiatives	Required	3	Years

Questions

No.	Question	Candidate Answer
Question1	The Contractor must report any disciplinary action, misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirement?
Question2	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question3	This requirement falls under the E-RTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement?
Question4	Please list candidate's email address.
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