| Title: | IT Project Manager / Scrum Master (Remote) |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1949 |
Praescient Analytics is seeking a talented IT Project Manager / Scrum Master to support the Return Review Program (RRP). RRP is a mission-critical, automated system that is part of the IRS’s tax processing pipeline component which detects and selects potentially fraudulent returns to prevent/stop the issuance of invalid refunds. RRP maintains an integrated data warehouse that stores return data and taxpayer information for data mining, runtime scoring, scheme development and research. It incorporates multiple analytical techniques to detect anomalies for fraud and non-compliance, allowing RRP to improve the analytics each Filing Season to help the IRS identify increasingly sophisticated tax fraud.
This position can be supported remotely. U.S. citizenship is required.
Primary Responsibilities:
Active IRS MBI required to be considered. Provide Scrum Master leadership to the scrum team using Agile methodologies and scrum best practices. Coach team to enable self-organization and increased scrum maturity. Facilitate scrum ceremonies including the sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and retrospectives. Support the product owner and development team to deliver high value to the client and end users. Understand and communicate the product vision of each sprint and release. Identify and remove impediments across the cross functional team. Identify areas of growth and enable team to inspect and adapt accordingly.
Required Qualifications:
- Active MBI (MUST HAVE)
- At least 5+ years of IT program management experience
- Experience with sprint ceremonies
- Experience with release planning, backlog creation and grooming.
- Ability to assist the teams in completing release objectives.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with client stakeholders at all organizational and technical levels.
- Ability to contribute to a high-performing, motivated workgroup by applying interpersonal and collaboration skills to achieve project goals.
- Experience with Microsoft products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
What you can expect from us
- Real opportunity for career growth in an environment where your achievements will be celebrated
- Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success
- A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
- Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence, rather than the prospect of personal gain
- A workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies
Benefits
- Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
- Comprehensive, Company paid Aetna Health Care Medical for you and your family (We pay your premiums and deductibles)
- 401(k) with company matching
- Travel & performance incentives
- 3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays)
- $5K annual training allowance
- $500 book allowance
- Tuition reimbursement program
Praescient Analytics is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all. Employees and applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, legally protected physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or status in the uniformed services of the United States, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, or on any other basis which is protected under applicable law. This includes a commitment to provide a work environment that is free from all forms of illegal harassment including sexual harassment.
- This covers all terms and conditions of employment including (but not limited to):
- Hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, or demotion of all job classifications;
- Recruiting, advertising or solicitation for employment;
- Treatment during employment;
- Rates of pay or other forms of compensation;
- Benefits;
- Selection for training;
- Company sponsored social and recreational activities; and
- Layoff or termination
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
US Citizenship Required
Praescient Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Interested Candidates: Please forward your resume to recruiting@praescientanalytics.com and please visit our website to apply online at www.praescientanalytics.applicantstack.com/x/openings.
