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Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented team.

Location(s): Richmond, VA

The IT Project Manager II will operate as a Servant Leader and Facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.

• 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).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 organization's development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.

• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount - of Experience

Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. - Required - 4 - Years

Must be a Certified Scrum Master, - Required - 5 - Years

Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus - Required - 3 - Years

Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. - Highly desired - 4 - Years

Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. - Highly desired - 4 - Years

Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. - Highly desired - 4 - Years

Understanding of organizations development platform and languages. - Highly desired - 4 - Years

Ability to understand technical issues. - Highly desired - 4 - Years

Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. - Required - 4 - Years

Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. - Required - 4 - Years

Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. - Required - 4 - Years

Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. - Required - 4 - Years

Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. - Required - 4 - Years

Collaborative in driving decisions. - Required - 4 - Years

Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. - Required - 4 - Years

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. - Required - 4 - Years

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.