Local candidates only. You must already live within about 45 minutes of Mechanicsville, Virginia, because this seat is hybrid with regular days at the office. We are not considering relocation for this seat. A Virginia state agency is adding a senior technical project manager and Scrum Master to its tolling modernization program in Mechanicsville. The program is moving to a new microservices architecture. This is a contract seat through our firm, a Virginia SWaM certified small business. It starts in mid October and runs through June 30, 2027, and extensions are common but never promised.

What you would do:

for the first several months, mostly traditional project management. Build and run the project plans, schedules, resources and delivery timelines. Coordinate the development, QA, cloud, security and operations teams. Track progress, risks, issues, scope and cost, and report status to leadership. As the Agile teams mature, you take on the Scrum Master role: Sprint Planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives, backlog readiness with the business analysts and product owners, and steady coaching as the teams move into more structured Scrum. You would watch the work in Azure DevOps, coordinate release planning, push for better delivery practices and reporting, and keep the project inside state project management standards. What the agency needs to see. It scores each line, so please show it plainly on your resume:

• An active PMP and an active CSM (Certified ScrumMaster). Both are required.
• Eight years or more managing projects in technical environments, leading teams through both waterfall and Agile. Ten years or more is preferred.
• Eight years or more managing modernization or cloud projects.
• Ten years or more with software development life cycle models.
• Seven years or more working closely with development, QA and engineering teams.
• Eight years or more of Scrum and Agile delivery practice.
• Eight years or more facilitating Scrum ceremonies and guiding Agile teams as they mature.
• Eight years or more with Azure DevOps (boards, tracking, visibility) or a similar tool.
• Eight years or more with Microsoft Planner Premium or a similar tool.
• You work independently and own your deliverables.

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Pluses:

microservices or API driven environments, delivery process improvements, and tolling or transportation experience. The things that are firm on this one. You must already live in the area. The seat is hybrid, with regular days at the office in Mechanicsville. The interview may be by phone or in person. You must be a US citizen or a permanent resident (green card holder). The agency wants the seat filled fast. Pay is $53 to $66 an hour, and you pick the structure. W2 with full benefits is $53 an hour: you are our employee, and you get medical, dental and vision coverage for yourself through our company plan after a thirty day waiting period, paid Virginia state holidays and five days of paid time off. W2 with paid holidays only is $58 an hour: you are our employee with paid Virginia state holidays and no medical, dental or vision. Corp to corp is up to $66 an hour, through your own established company, one layer, no third party vendors. If this looks like you, apply and answer the screening questions in as much detail as you can. Those answers are how we decide who we call. The people who tell us specifically where and when they did each of these things, even when one line is thinner than the others, are the people who get interviews.

Pay:

$53.00

• $66.

00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Application Question(s): Are you a US citizen or a permanent resident (green card holder)? Please answer yes or no. What ZIP code do you live in today, and about how many minutes is your drive to Mechanicsville? The seat is hybrid with regular days at the office in Mechanicsville, the interview may be by phone or in person, and we are not considering relocation. Does that arrangement work for you? Please answer yes or no. Do you hold an active PMP and an active CSM (Certified ScrumMaster)? For each one, tell us the year you earned it and when it expires. Both are required, and we will ask for copies of the certificates before any submittal. How many years have you managed projects in technical environments, leading teams through both waterfall and Agile? Tell us the largest program you ran, the size of the team, and the resume entries (employer and dates) that show it. How many years have you managed modernization or cloud projects? What was being modernized or moved to the cloud, did it involve microservices or APIs, and which resume entries show it? How many years have you worked as a Scrum Master or facilitated Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives)? How many teams at once, and which resume entries show it? How many years have you used Azure DevOps (boards, tracking, visibility) or a similar tool, and how many years Microsoft Planner Premium or a similar tool? Name the tools you used and the resume entries that show it. The agency also scores these lines by years: software development life cycle models (10 years) and working closely with development, QA and engineering teams (7). Pluses are microservices or API driven environments, delivery process improvements, and tolling or transportation work. How many years do you have for each, and where did you do it? Pay is $53 to $66 an hour and you pick the structure. W2 with full benefits is $53 an hour (you are our employee, we pay the employer taxes, and you get medical, dental and vision coverage for yourself through our company plan after a thirty day waiting period, paid Virginia state holidays and five days of paid time off). W2 with paid holidays only is $58 an hour (you are our employee with paid Virginia state holidays, and no medical, dental or vision). Corp to corp is up to $66 an hour (you invoice us through your own established company and handle your own taxes and benefits, no third party vendors). Which of those three do you want? What notice do you need to give, and what is your earliest start date? Has another staffing company already submitted you for this project manager role with a Virginia state agency in Mechanicsville? Yes or no. Ability to

Commute:

Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Mechanicsville, VA 23116