Job details
IT Programme Manager Vacancy at Ascentech Services Limited
Applications closed
The published deadline was 31 March 2020. This page is retained for reference; the original application instructions below are historical.
About the role
IT Programme Manager job opportunity is available at Ascentech Services Limited for individuals who possess B.Sc / HND in Computer Science, Project Management or related discipline.
Responsibilities
- Conduct daily scrum meetings and must have exposure in managing digital apps projects
- Conduct agile ceremonies (standees, sprint end review, documenting the deliverables, retro inspection of backlog grooming and what we did better / bad)
- Encouraging the project stakeholders on the benefits of impediment resolution for the folks who are not attending the stand ups.
- Push for agile adoption culture within the team and the respective stakeholders involved in the success of the project
- Maintaining sprint board, backlog grooming in Jira (by working with the product management before start of sprint 1 to go ahead with a high end back log)
- Conduct backlog grooming sessions every 2 to 3 sprints with the product manager
- Prepare a plan for 2 to 3 sprints in advance for more transparency in the upcoming releases
- Encourage & ensure need of planned sprint for release and ensuring testers start contributing from day 1 by adding acceptance positive / negative test criteria and code branching & review approach
Experience and qualifications
- B.Sc / HND in Computer Science, Project Management or related discipline. A good blend of relevant Scrum, Project Management and IT experience will be preferred.
- A minimum of 7 years relevant experience
- Ability to manage offshore and on site engineering associates
- Proficient in tools like Jira, Slack, Microsoft Project Plan and Microsoft Sharepoint
- Capability of keeping pace with the “shorter cycle to releasesФ and yet being nimble to cater Уjust in timeФ requests, instead of pushing them to backlog / next phase / sprint via release tracking in Jira.
Application deadline
31st March, 2020.
Application details
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and CV to: cv@ascentech.com.ng stating the Position applied for in the subject of the email.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.