Agile Practitioner 1 - Indianapolis, IN UnitedHealth Group Indianapolis, IN Full Time

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Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Primary Responsibilities:
The Agile Practitioner 1 will:

• Act as a buffer between the software development teams and any distracting influences
• Safeguard the quality of the products
• Ensure that the Scrum process is used as intended and continually improved. Enforce the rules of Scrum, facilitate key meetings, and challenge the teams to innovate
• Help the team with the planning of the Sprints, prioritization of the sprint backlog, coordinate the development process, identify and eliminate obstacles that prevent the team from achieving their goals, prepare burndown charts, and ensure crystal clear communication among everyone involved in the project
• Help team with facilitation of SAFe Framework planning and execution ceremonies
• Coaches and leads team on all SAFe Framework practices including DevOps and Continuous Delivery Pipeline

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in Computer Science or related field
• 1+ years of Scrum Master experience
• Demonstrated solid understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Experienced with leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe ScrumMaster, CSPO or other Scrum certifications
• Experience leading and developing teams in SAFe Framework for multiple PI Events
• Background in Kanban and other Agile processes
• Experience working with more than one team
• Experience with off-shore and otherwise distributed teams
• Previous software product development experience
• Previous experience as a team lead
• Configuration Management experience
• Working knowledge of Rally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, positive, energetic, confident, and ethical with a strong drive for results
• Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and knowledge transfer skills
• Capable of working individually and in a multidisciplinary team

UnitedHealth Group is an essential business. The health and safety of our team members is our highest priority, so we are taking a science driven approach to slowly welcome and transition some of our workforce back to the office with many safety protocols in place. We continue to monitor and assess before we confirm the return of each wave, paying specific attention to geography-specific trends. We have taken steps to ensure the safety of our 325,000 team members and their families, providing them with resources and support as they continue to serve the members, patients and customers who depend on us.
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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.


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