Associate Principal - Program & Project Management

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support Agile delivery teams working on largescale Java modernization and Spring Boot migration projects The ideal candidate should possess strong Agile delivery expertise along with a good understanding of Java frameworks Spring Boot microservices APIs CICD and cloudnative application development

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning daily standups backlog refinement sprint reviews and retrospectives

Support engineering teams involved in migrating legacy Java applications to Spring Boot and microservices architecture

Partner with Product Owners Technical Project Managers architects developers QA DevOps and infrastructure teams

Help teams plan and deliver migration milestones while maintaining sprint predictability quality and business alignment

Track sprint progress velocity burndown metrics risks issues blockers and crossteam dependencies

Remove delivery impediments and coordinate timely resolution with technical and business stakeholders

Facilitate technical discussions related to Java modernization API dependencies testing deployment and production readiness

Ensure user stories technical stories and acceptance criteria are clearly defined and ready for development

Support the decomposition of complex migration requirements into manageable epics features and user stories

Coordinate dependencies across multiple Agile teams participating in application modernization programs

Drive adherence to Agile principles Scrum practices SDLC controls and organizational governance standards

Promote continuous improvement through actionable retrospectives delivery metrics and team feedback

Support release planning change management production deployment and postmigration stabilization activities

Prepare and communicate Agile delivery reports to program leadership and USbased stakeholders

Coach team members on Agile practices and foster collaboration accountability transparency and continuous improvement

Required Skills

Strong experience as a Scrum Master for enterprise application development or modernization projects

Good understanding of Core Java Spring Framework Spring Boot and microservices architecture

Experience supporting legacy JavatoSpring Boot migration projects

Understanding of REST APIs enterprise integrations databases and distributed application architecture

Strong knowledge of Scrum Kanban SAFe and other Agile delivery methodologies

Proficiency in JIRA Confluence Azure DevOps or similar Agile management tools

Experience managing risks blockers dependencies sprint metrics and release coordination

Understanding of CICD pipelines Git Jenkins Docker Kubernetes and cloud environments

Excellent facilitation conflict resolution stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to effectively collaborate with USbased stakeholders and globally distributed teams

Preferred Skills

Banking or Financial Services experience

Experience supporting application modernization and cloud migration programs

Exposure to AWS Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform

Certified ScrumMaster PSM SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent certification

Familiarity with AIassisted productivity and Agile delivery tools

Knowledge of Payments Digital Banking or Core Banking applications