Federal Reserve Bank
Assistant Manager, App Dev/ Scrum Master
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Information Technology department has an immediate opening for an Assistant IT Manager within the CASH Application Delivery organization. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Manager is to lead and manage the agile scrum team engaged in the software application development for the CASH business line. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Manager is to lead and manage the agile scrum team engaged in the software application development for the CASH business line.
We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.
Responsibilities:
Demonstrable understanding of SAFe and agile development processes with the ability to influence translating those processes into actions on an Agile Team.
Ability to implement agile metrics and use those metrics to help the team(s) find opportunities for improvement during the retrospective meetings.
Ability to empower a self-organized team to work together on product delivery.
Familiar with Automated Testing and the ability to shape Sprint planning around this model.
Displays the capability of a Servant Leader, whose focus is removing impediments and building up the capabilities of an Agile Team.
Demonstrable ability to guide, mentor, facilitate and coach teams to continuously improve while using the Scrum framework.
Help facilitate/participate in the daily Scrum stand-ups.
Coordinate work across multiple Scrum Teams where dependencies exist.
Ability to manage the agile software development lifecycle from project initiation to releasing to production.
Ability to influence change across the organization in adopting Scrum/Agile principles.
Ability to challenge teams to break down stories into reasonable sizes so that work can be delivered in every Sprint.
Possesses general understanding in the areas of application programming, database, and system design.
Manage a team of developers on an agile scrum team (SAFe)
Coordinate development dependencies that span multiple development team
Works with project collaborators to define project vision, scope and work in support of business goals.
Create and manage project plans, artifacts, and work according to prescribed processes and methodologies.
Manage communications, issues, risk and scope change throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinates and oversees performance of project resources and sets expectations accordingly.
Raise issues to project collaborators in a timely fashion
Develop and grow business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Facilitate Sprint Planning/Pre-Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, and Product Demos.
Assist Product Owners with backlog creation and grooming of stories.
Report status of teams to executive audience.
Maintains the scrum team dashboards.
Additional Responsibilities
People Management
- Responsibilities include staff motivation, career development, assessing training needs, building and maintaining trust and respect, setting expectations, providing continuous feedback on performance, coaching, professional development, mentoring and succession planning.
Resource Planning and Management
- Identify roles and associated skills needed to optimize and build agile scrum teams. Request appropriate staff be available; assess current resource allocation and recommend any changes to management. Align current and future release train deliverables to ensure appropriate staffing needs are communicated to management. Ensure effective utilization of resources, timesheet approval and budget management.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in any business/technical discipline or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 5 or more years of proven experience in software development projects and supporting critical business applications with three or more years of proven experience in managing projects with moderate to high risk and complexity.
Experience in successfully leading, coaching and developing staff.
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to include: demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues succinctly.
Demonstrable ability to collaborate with others, initiate action, adapt to change, demonstrate leadership and accountability.
Demonstrable experience managing large, complex Web application development is preferred PMP Certification preferred
Experience with Agile team development processes and practices (required)
Certified SCRUM Master (preferred)
SAFe Certification (desired)
Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder with intent to become a U.S. Citizen.
Base Salary Range Sr. Data Engineer: Min: $117,800 - Mid: $153,000 - Max: $188,00 (Location: San Francisco)
Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographic and other market data.
We offer a wonderful benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Childcare Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
#LI-Hybrid
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Information Technology
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers ( https://rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/FRS ) or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.
Privacy Notice (https://www.kansascityfed.org/documents/7797/Workday_Privacy_Notice.pdf)
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Information Technology department has an immediate opening for an Assistant IT Manager within the CASH Application Delivery organization. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Manager is to lead and manage the agile scrum team engaged in the software application development for the CASH business line. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Manager is to lead and manage the agile scrum team engaged in the software application development for the CASH business line.
We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.
Responsibilities:
Demonstrable understanding of SAFe and agile development processes with the ability to influence translating those processes into actions on an Agile Team.
Ability to implement agile metrics and use those metrics to help the team(s) find opportunities for improvement during the retrospective meetings.
Ability to empower a self-organized team to work together on product delivery.
Familiar with Automated Testing and the ability to shape Sprint planning around this model.
Displays the capability of a Servant Leader, whose focus is removing impediments and building up the capabilities of an Agile Team.
Demonstrable ability to guide, mentor, facilitate and coach teams to continuously improve while using the Scrum framework.
Help facilitate/participate in the daily Scrum stand-ups.
Coordinate work across multiple Scrum Teams where dependencies exist.
Ability to manage the agile software development lifecycle from project initiation to releasing to production.
Ability to influence change across the organization in adopting Scrum/Agile principles.
Ability to challenge teams to break down stories into reasonable sizes so that work can be delivered in every Sprint.
Possesses general understanding in the areas of application programming, database, and system design.
Manage a team of developers on an agile scrum team (SAFe)
Coordinate development dependencies that span multiple development team
Works with project collaborators to define project vision, scope and work in support of business goals.
Create and manage project plans, artifacts, and work according to prescribed processes and methodologies.
Manage communications, issues, risk and scope change throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinates and oversees performance of project resources and sets expectations accordingly.
Raise issues to project collaborators in a timely fashion
Develop and grow business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Facilitate Sprint Planning/Pre-Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, and Product Demos.
Assist Product Owners with backlog creation and grooming of stories.
Report status of teams to executive audience.
Maintains the scrum team dashboards.
Additional Responsibilities
People Management
- Responsibilities include staff motivation, career development, assessing training needs, building and maintaining trust and respect, setting expectations, providing continuous feedback on performance, coaching, professional development, mentoring and succession planning.
Resource Planning and Management
- Identify roles and associated skills needed to optimize and build agile scrum teams. Request appropriate staff be available; assess current resource allocation and recommend any changes to management. Align current and future release train deliverables to ensure appropriate staffing needs are communicated to management. Ensure effective utilization of resources, timesheet approval and budget management.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in any business/technical discipline or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 5 or more years of proven experience in software development projects and supporting critical business applications with three or more years of proven experience in managing projects with moderate to high risk and complexity.
Experience in successfully leading, coaching and developing staff.
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to include: demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues succinctly.
Demonstrable ability to collaborate with others, initiate action, adapt to change, demonstrate leadership and accountability.
Demonstrable experience managing large, complex Web application development is preferred PMP Certification preferred
Experience with Agile team development processes and practices (required)
Certified SCRUM Master (preferred)
SAFe Certification (desired)
Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder with intent to become a U.S. Citizen.
Base Salary Range Sr. Data Engineer: Min: $117,800 - Mid: $153,000 - Max: $188,00 (Location: San Francisco)
Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographic and other market data.
We offer a wonderful benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Childcare Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
#LI-Hybrid
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Information Technology
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers ( https://rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/FRS ) or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.
Privacy Notice (https://www.kansascityfed.org/documents/7797/Workday_Privacy_Notice.pdf)