Job Specifications
Project Manager 3 @Lansing.MI
**Must be located within 2hrs distance of Lansing, hybrid work
**Must be open to contracts (Only 1099/W2)- NO C2C
The scrum master position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan -
Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The resource will act as the scrum
master for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and
Collections (MDHHS ARC) Project with duties including coaching the team on scrum practices,
facilitating scrum ceremonies, removing impediments to progress, protecting the team from
external distractions, and fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the team
and organization
Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development
environments.
• Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management
software solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe,
Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application
development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous
improvement, and delivery forecasting.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum,
Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across
cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and
operations).
• Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira,
Rally, VersionOne, etc.).
• Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition,
estimation, and value prioritization.
• Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric
systems.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial
services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB-related requirements).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management
skills.
• Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Preferred Qualifications
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II,
ICP-ACC, or equivalent certification.
• Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing
workflows, or financial case management platforms.
• Understanding of user-centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey
mapping.
• Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user
acceptance testing (UAT), and post-deployment validation.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency
alignment across multiple teams.
• Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process
governance programs.
Key Competencies
• Strong servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive transparency, predictability, and continuous delivery.
• Comfortable facilitating executive-level reporting, burn-up metrics, dashboards, and KPI
updates.
• Ability to maintain a positive, motivating influence within high-pressure or sensitive
delivery timeline
Best Regards.
Sara RG,
DRS IT Solutions, Inc
28175 Haggerty Road,
Novi, MI 48377
(C) 248-440-7600 EXT -4
sara@drsitsolutions.com
About the Company
DRS IT Solutions Inc is a Women-Owned boutique recruiting firm, headquartered in Novi, Michigan. We specialize in Staffing Information Technology Professionals. We are an IT staffing provider with expertise in emerging technologies like Big Data analytics, DevOps, AI, RPA, Cloud, IOT, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Social & Mobile.
DRS IT SOLUTIONS Inc is certified as a Woman's Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
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