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*Sr Tech PM/SCRUM Master* *Los Angeles* *2 years* EAD GC, GC’s & Citizens only Senior Technical PM/Scrum Master needed to oversee one or more Agile Scrum teams for the development and deployment of a large Agile project. The primary focus of the position is to provide collaborative leadership to one or more teams by applying Agile practices such as Scrum, Kanban and help team members embrace and practice the values and principles of Agile. The Scrum Master will work closely with Development, QA and Product and Program to facilitate Agile Scrum Methodology. The Agile Scrum Master will work with development teams responsible for delivering Enterprise Application assignments in quick 2 week coding cycles. The ideal candidate will be expected to help support the Product Owner in their efforts to facilitate a healthy intra-team dynamic with respect to priorities and delivering business as well as aid in coaching team members. Must exhibit superior communication skills and is comfortable with communication to Senior Leadership. We develop using current technologies such as Java, J2EE, JSF, JSON/REST, JAX-WS, WSDL, OOAD. Our applications are multi-tiered and utilize Oracle DB, PL/SQL. We strive for every interaction to be driven by our CORE values: Insightful Expertise, Integrity is Everything, Service Excellence, Inspiring Innovation, Each Person Counts, Results-Driven, & Social Responsibility. Behavioral Characteristics • Agile Methodology – especially around continuous improvement and adoption of Agile practices/transformation • Proven Scrum Master experience • Collaborative Team Player – being able to motivate the team and effectively have them work together • Organized and focused on Execution Responsibilities • Execute as a team player and leader; must be equally comfortable orchestrating team success or yielding control to the Product Owner and Team. • Central point of contact for all communications relating Scrum/Kanban Teams • Provide overall leadership for the Agile teams • Work with product owners to prioritize and maintain the backlog • Organize and drive Ceremonies – Daily Stand up, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review (Demo), Retrospectives • Foster healthy team collaboration • Identify and track key dependencies for the Scrum teams • Risk Management including issue escalation and resolution • Manage dependencies across stories, epics, features, and themes. • Removes impediments impacting the team • Maintain relevant metrics • Drives continuous improvement • Supports Product and Program Management. • Ensure team norms are exhibited, including priority-driven work flow, small batch sizes, and limited work-in-process practices. • Perform other related duties as assigned. Qualifications • The successful applicant will possess the following requirements: • 10+ year’s of experience working in a technology organization • 5+ year’s working directly with Product Development and QA team • 5+ year’s of hands-on leading Agile Scrum Teams • Knowledge and experience with multiple Agile practices (Scrum, XP, Kanban, etc.) • CSM and CSP Certification • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management • PMP Certification a plus • Experience with Rally or Jira, including Portfolio level a plus • Experience with SAFe or other Agility-at-scale model a plus ** *Sr. QA Engineer * *Los Angeles* *2 years* EAD GC, GC’s & Citizens only Senior Quality Assurance Engineer needed for the functional and automation testing of a large Agile development project. As member of a Scrum/Agile team the Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to, developing test cases, automated test scripts, reviewing user stories performing system integration and user acceptance testing and documenting deficiencies. The ideal candidate will work closely with Development, Product and Program Management, to develop, maintain, and execute test scripts and test strategies, accounting for extensive system and integration testing, resulting in no critical production issues. The successful candidate will have ongoing responsibility and accountability for the quality of both primary product/feature areas as well as the overall quality of a release. This candidate must possess strong deductive reasoning, extreme attention to detail, persistence, patience, creativity and ability to perform in a fast paced environment with aggressive timelines. Behavioral Characteristics • Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills – ability to understand complex situations, develop and implement a logical approach to a problem solution. • Attention to Detail – ability to ensure the work and information are complete and accurate, by preparing carefully for meetings and presentations, and following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled. • Communication –ability to understand requirements documentation, functional specifications, high level design documentation and system documentation. Able to solidly incorporate this information, along with project business objectives, into appropriate QA test strategies and plans. • Diagnostic Information Gathering – ability to seek information from a variety of sources and in a variety of ways, to clarify situations and to facilitate effective planning, decision making, and problem solving. • Flexibility - able to change priorities quickly, and have a capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. • Fostering Teamwork – ability to get groups to work together co-operatively; by enlisting active involvement, creating a climate for respect and openness, and applying effective techniques for group facilitation. • Impact Awareness – ability to anticipate the likely effect of actions and events on others and to tailor one’s own behavior to achieve a desired effect on others. • Influential Skill – ability to gain others’ support for ideas, proposals, projects, and solutions, through logical argument, appeal to others’ interests, and a variety of other indirect strategies. • Interpersonal Awareness - ability to notice, interpret, and anticipate others’ concerns and feelings, and to communicate this awareness empathetically to others. • Productivity - motivated self-starter and quick learner. Ability to work under deadlines with heavy workloads as well as flexibility to work outside of normal business hours to meet testing needs. • Results Oriented – ability to keep the desired end result of one’s own or one’s unit’s work clearly in mind, by setting goals and focusing on them tenaciously until they are achieved. • Technical Acumen - strong understanding of software QA concepts, procedures, and technologies utilizing Agile Scrum/Kanban Methodology Essential Responsibilities • Reviews User Stories to ensure technical accuracy, compliance or completeness or to mitigate risks. • Participates in design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems. • Collaborates on epic and story breakdowns, task definition and estimation. • Creates and maintains comprehensive test plans to capture test strategy, approach, test cases and test scripts. mapping to User Story requirements. • Works effectively and efficiently with technical staff in resolving identified defects. • Provide improvement recommendations on system or application performance. • Ensure that technical documentation and applications are in agreement. • Communicate with technical and business teams on testing progress. • Works closely with other QA Engineers and Developers to complete manual and automated tests (e.g. functional, usability, regression, integration, end-to-end, performance) and identify, communicate, and document discrepancies encountered during the testing process in detail in Rally/ALM. • Maintains overall scheduling of testing activity. • Designs, monitors, and analyzes quality assurance metrics such as defect, defect counts, test results, and test status. • Monitors and tracks resolution of defects, coordinating with the product development team in order to prevent, report, and resolve. • Communicates test status to Management to promote effective critical path decisions for the release. • Works with the product development teams to drive improvements in code quality via manual and automated testing. • As a member of a Scrum team participate in sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, product demos and sprint retrospective meetings. • Provides guidance and subject matter expertise to others on testing and Quality Assurance (QA) methodologies and processes utilizing Agile Scrum Methodology. • Consistently works in an agile manner and support a culture of quality and continuous improvement. • Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies. Qualifications • 7+ year’s of experience in software quality assurance manual and automation testing. • 7+ year’s experience with test automation tools such as Selenium (clear understanding of Selenium server and grid model). • 7+ year’s of experience testing web services, web applications, front end, back end (database), linux/unix job execution, Selenium, SOAP, Jenkins/Intellij, Rally, Java, AngularJS etc. • 7+ year’s experience with scriptive languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Ruby) • 7+ year’s experience working in an Agile (Scrum, Kanban, XP) environment. • 5+ year’s experience with Windows and Linux platforms • 5+ year’s experience with Oracle DB, SQL. • 5+ year’s experience with web frameworks and corresponding testing strategies. • 5+ year’s experience with continuous integration development environments. • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or 7+ years of equivalent experience. • Any of the following certifications a plus: CSTE, CSQA, ITIL, QAI, ASQ, IIST, ISEB, ISTQB. *Thanks &Regards* *Aditya* Email: *adi...@unicomtec.com <adi...@unicomtec.com>* | Web: *www.unicomtec.com <http://www.unicomtec.com/>* Gtalk: *unicomaditya* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "REQSRESUMES" group. 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