Scrum Master II/Technical Release Manager

Company: Bank of America
Location: Richardson
Posted on: November 14, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description:The Scrum Master II / Technical Release Manager is responsible for defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals. This role is the owner of all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others). This person will lead the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring. In addition, this individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to monitor release status, identify and remediate issues, validate completion of all release activity, and escalate risks and issues as required. Responsibilities include:--

• Defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals
• Managing and owning all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others)
• Leading the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring
• Monitoring release status, identifying and remediating issues, validating completion of all release activity, and escalating risks and issues Required Skills:
  • Experience as an Agile Scrum Master
  • 10+ years of experience around release management, technical delivery, program management, Portfolio management, software releases
  • 5+ years in a similar role such as Scrum Master, Release Manager, Program Manager, Portfolio Manager
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in Application Risk Management, ERP Process
  • Proven success and accountability in leading and managing large scale application delivery
  • Extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication
  • Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and subject matter experts within all levels of the company Desired Skills
    • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Systems
    • Scrum-- Master Certification
    • Experience with ITSM Remedy
    • ITIL Certification
    • Strong analytical skills and experience with implementation and management of metrics to measure and improve the quality of the releases
    • Strong Leadership Skills to drive teams towards successful delivery of release plans and that motivates team to achieve and maintain quality in a creative and effective manner
    • Experience with RISE System to manage Application Risks and Tasks Core Technology Infrastructure Organization:
      • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
      • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strive to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
      • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
      • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
      • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
      • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving they need to remain vibrant and vital. Responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum teams. Coordinates and facilitates Scrum ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team. Ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team. Acts as an Agile Coach, promoting and coaching the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential. Guides and coaches one or more teams on Scrum practices, and develops their understanding of Agile principles. Facilitates Scrum ceremonies i.e. Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives. In a Scaled Agile model, facilitates scaled planning for the team - e.g. Pre Planning/ Preparation, PI Planning Events - and represents the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs. Helps the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements. Ensures the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO). Facilitates dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team. Promotes/facilitates communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments. Provides visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders. Enables the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team. Measures team delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities. Mentors more junior Scrum Masters. Individual Contributor.Job Band:H5Shift:--1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40Weekly Schedule:Referral Bonus Amount:0 --> Job Description:The Scrum Master II / Technical Release Manager is responsible for defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals. This role is the owner of all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others). This person will lead the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring. In addition, this individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to monitor release status, identify and remediate issues, validate completion of all release activity, and escalate risks and issues as required. Responsibilities include:--
        • Defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals
        • Managing and owning all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others)
        • Leading the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring
        • Monitoring release status, identifying and remediating issues, validating completion of all release activity, and escalating risks and issues Required Skills:
          • Experience as an Agile Scrum Master
          • 10+ years of experience around release management, technical delivery, program management, Portfolio management, software releases
          • 5+ years in a similar role such as Scrum Master, Release Manager, Program Manager, Portfolio Manager
          • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
          • Experience in Application Risk Management, ERP Process
          • Proven success and accountability in leading and managing large scale application delivery
          • Extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication
          • Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and subject matter experts within all levels of the company Desired Skills
            • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Systems
            • Scrum-- Master Certification
            • Experience with ITSM Remedy
            • ITIL Certification
            • Strong analytical skills and experience with implementation and management of metrics to measure and improve the quality of the releases
            • Strong Leadership Skills to drive teams towards successful delivery of release plans and that motivates team to achieve and maintain quality in a creative and effective manner
            • Experience with RISE System to manage Application Risks and Tasks Core Technology Infrastructure Organization:
              • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
              • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strive to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
              • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
              • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
              • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
              • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving they need to remain vibrant and vital. Responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum teams. Coordinates and facilitates Scrum ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team. Ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team. Acts as an Agile Coach, promoting and coaching the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential. Guides and coaches one or more teams on Scrum practices, and develops their understanding of Agile principles. Facilitates Scrum ceremonies i.e. Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives. In a Scaled Agile model, facilitates scaled planning for the team - e.g. Pre Planning/ Preparation, PI Planning Events - and represents the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs. Helps the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements. Ensures the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO). Facilitates dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team. Promotes/facilitates communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments. Provides visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders. Enables the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team. Measures team delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities. Mentors more junior Scrum Masters. Individual Contributor.Job Band:H5Shift:--1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40Weekly Schedule:Referral Bonus Amount:0 Job Description: The Scrum Master II / Technical Release Manager is responsible for defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals. This role is the owner of all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others). This person will lead the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring. In addition, this individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to monitor release status, identify and remediate issues, validate completion of all release activity, and escalate risks and issues as required. Responsibilities include:--
                • Defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases along with aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals
                • Managing and owning all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others)
                • Leading the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring
                • Monitoring release status, identifying and remediating issues, validating completion of all release activity, and escalating risks and issues Required Skills:
                  • Experience as an Agile Scrum Master
                  • 10+ years of experience around release management, technical delivery, program management, Portfolio management, software releases
                  • 5+ years in a similar role such as Scrum Master, Release Manager, Program Manager, Portfolio Manager
                  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
                  • Experience in Application Risk Management, ERP Process
                  • Proven success and accountability in leading and managing large scale application delivery
                  • Extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication
                  • Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and subject matter experts within all levels of the company Desired Skills
                    • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Systems
                    • Scrum-- Master Certification
                    • Experience with ITSM Remedy
                    • ITIL Certification
                    • Strong analytical skills and experience with implementation and management of metrics to measure and improve the quality of the releases
                    • Strong Leadership Skills to drive teams towards successful delivery of release plans and that motivates team to achieve and maintain quality in a creative and effective manner
                    • Experience with RISE System to manage Application Risks and Tasks Core Technology Infrastructure Organization:
                      • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
                      • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strive to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
                      • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
                      • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
                      • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
                      • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving they need to remain vibrant and vital. Responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum teams. Coordinates and facilitates Scrum ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team. Ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team. Acts as an Agile Coach, promoting and coaching the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential. Guides and coaches one or more teams on Scrum practices, and develops their understanding of Agile principles. Facilitates Scrum ceremonies i.e. Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives. In a Scaled Agile model, facilitates scaled planning for the team - e.g. Pre Planning/ Preparation, PI Planning Events - and represents the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs. Helps the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements. Ensures the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO). Facilitates dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team. Promotes/facilitates communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments. Provides visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders. Enables the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team. Measures team delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities. Mentors more junior Scrum Masters. Individual Contributor. Shift:1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week:--40

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