Job Description: The Scrum Master provides servant-leadership and mentorship to a cross-functional agile team. This position will guide and serve teams that deliver technology solutions, through effective application of the Lean/Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban Method, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The Scrum Master will coach the team to create strong skills in self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities • Expert understanding of Agile principles and experience with a wide variety of agile approaches, such as Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban and Lean, and how they work to deliver business value. Expertise in how various Agile practices can and should evolve, including: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, Ceremony facilitation, etc. • Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and empower the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder • Expert skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to address issues with team dynamics, excel at coaching team members around agile concepts • Proven ability to identify the right person(s) or portion of the organization needed to remove impediments, or guiding the team to remove impediments themselves • Supports and coaches the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog, educating the Product Owner, with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog • Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team • Coaches the team members on the Agile values and principles such as collaboration, self-organization, cross-functionality, prioritization, team accountability and transparency • Ensures understanding of the spirit of Scrum, coach on scrum practices, and facilitate Scrum ceremonies • Fosters a motivating culture of openness, self-organization, collaboration, and continuous improvement • Coaches the team to higher levels of agile maturity, especially focused on Agile engineering practices, within a sustainable pace of change • Facilitates discussion, problem-solving, decision making, conflict resolution, and delivery of committed work goals • Actively addresses blocking issues that are beyond the teams authority, or require support from other teams, so that the team can remain focused on achieving the Sprint Goal • Communicates effectively across diverse audiences within and outside of the team (Management, Stakeholders, Executives). Helps protect the team from uncontrolled injection of work. • Champions and promotes SAFe quality practices • Works with and/or coaches other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of Scrum Master experience or 7 years’ experience within an Agile team actively practicing Scrum • OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ Scrum Master experience or 7 years’ experience within an Agile team actively practicing Scrum • A minimum of 4 years of experience in a software development/delivery organization • Scrum Master Certification • Experience with one or more ALM tools (e.g. TFS, JIRA, CA/Rally, VersionOne, etc.)

Globalquest Staffing has multiple opportunities for Java Developers with one of our premier clients. The client is looking for ambitious developers who are looking for an opportunity to take their degree in Computer Science and grow their career with a fantastic local company. Ideal candidates would have a background in   with Java frameworks, experience building and designing user web based services and knowledge of REST or SOAP. Proud to be an EEO employer. No C2C candidates please.

Globalquest Staffing is assisting one of ouer premier clients searching for a Business Analyst Responsible for facilitating medium to large projects from proposal through post implementation while monitoring expenses. Conduct business requirements walk through to support the development of functional specifications while providing system design consultation Act as project lead to ensure test plans and specifications are completed and project meets established milestones. Responsible for various system testing activities that are not covered by other teams, including but not limited to developing test scripts, plans, strategy and coordination of overall testing including user acceptance.   Responsibilities: Meet and discuss requested changes with business client ensuring a thorough understanding of business requirements to complete functional specifications. Facilitate / provide estimates after business requirements and functional phases while establishing time lines and project phases. Consistently monitor scope of project to ensure the project stays within scope and meets Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Ensure that SDM (Software Development Methodology)/ PMM (Project Management Methodology) process and documentation are followed. Act as a representative for the applicable application, functional lead, or other IT lead for supported project. Works with the vendor and technical team for a thorough understanding of the project functionality and provides insight on implementation. Participate in and documenting data mapping for integration of systems, conversion, and acquisition related projects Responsible for ensuring any issues that arise from testing or implementation are escalated and resolved appropriately in an efficient and timely manner. Coordinate and manage the post implementation process to include but not limited to follow-up, feedback, problem resolution and also a post implementation debrief including an actual-to-plan for timeframe and financials. Proud to be an EEO employer.

Must have experience with Java frameworks   Must have experience building and designing user web based services Must have knowledge of REST or SOAP Looking for the ability and desire to learn new technologies. Provides designs, specifies information systems solutions and highly technical direction in the development of new or existing applications to solve basic to complex problems or enhancements. Acts as a principal application designer for major modifications effectively using analytical skills, technical skills, available technology and tools in the evaluation of client requirements and processes. Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for business systems-related enterprise-wide initiatives, complex discretionary projects, compliance/regulatory requirements and system changes due to contractual agreements or system maintenance, and as knowledge resource and mentor for less experienced staff. Provides solutions that are technologically sound. May perform day to day support activities and special projects. Works with internal application owners in defining optimum technical approaches to achieve efficient and effective systemic solutions to their application needs and improve the Bank’s Technology Portfolio and Software Development. Maintains a current understanding of assigned applications, enhancements, business process flows and impacting regulatory/compliance matters to ensure future requirements are met through value-added consultation with other applications. Ensures that technical solutions and designs comply with the overall Architectural Strategy for the Bank. May represent the Bank at vendor executive Advisory Boards, user conferences and Industry Events. Directs and monitors the activities of cross functional staff. Proud to be an EEO employer.