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For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

NTT DATA's Client is seeking an IT Scrum Master to implement the OSCAR Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to enable electronic batch records (EBR) along with integration to equipment and OCPLM for the CSD Frederick Manufacturing site.

Justification:

The EBR implementation is essential to:

Reduce the occurrence of batch record related errors.

Automate the capture of batch records for easier access and a clear audit trail.

Increase efficiency by reducing manufacturing lead times.

Role Scope / Deliverables

The development resource will:

Perform application development under the team's Scrum project methodology.

Deliver scalable solutions usable across multiple sites.

Leverage vendor familiarity with custom TrackSYS implementations and TFS to shorten development timelines.

Collaborate with Parsec (TrackSYS vendor) to fully utilize TrackSYS capabilities.

Key Skills & Individual Experience

Required Qualifications

IT Industry Experience (5+ years): Proven work with software development teams building data-driven enterprise applications.

Agile/Scrum Practices (5+ years): Strong knowledge of Scrum practices and tools such as Jira, Microsoft TFS, or Azure DevOps.

Project Management Tools (5+ years): Hands-on use of Client PPM, MS Project, or similar for project tracking and reporting.

Enterprise Systems (5+ years): Experience in managing, developing, or supporting enterprise platforms such as ERP, MES, or other mission-critical systems.

Microsoft Office Suite (5+ years): Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for reporting and presentations.

Programming & Databases (5+ years): Technical knowledge in at least one programming or scripting language and a DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) to support technical discussions and development.

Software Development Methodologies (5+ years): Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Iterative development approaches.

Configuration & Change Management (5+ years): Skilled in software configuration management, incident management, and change management using tools like Remedy, ServiceNow, or Jira.

Development & Integration Tools (5+ years): Experience with GitHub, Visual SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server, Jenkins, Maven, AWS SaaS, and job schedulers/build servers.

Problem-Solving (5+ years): Ability to think creatively and deliver solutions to resolve tactical technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications

Life Sciences/Manufacturing (5+ years): Exposure to regulated industries and related processes.

MES Systems (3 5+ years): Knowledge of Camstar, TrackSYS, or other MES platforms is a strong plus.

Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking (5+ years): Strong analytical mindset for identifying root causes and solutions.

Team Leadership/Coordination (3 5+ years): Ability to drive and manage multiple development teams across geographies.

Project/Program Management (3 5+ years): Experience contributing to or managing large-scale IT programs.

Scrum Master Certification: Strong plus.

Process Optimization (3 5+ years): Experience improving software development practices, especially Agile/Scrum processes.

Other Skills & Abilities

Self-Motivation & Ownership (5+ years): Confident, assertive, and able to take initiative.

Analytical & Troubleshooting (5+ years): Attention to detail with systematic problem-solving skills.

Teamwork & Independence (5+ years): Contribute as a collaborative team member while independently handling multiple tasks.

Cost Optimization (3 5+ years): Ability to develop solutions that reduce long-term total cost of ownership.

Communication (5+ years): Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.

Customer Focus (5+ years): Proven ability to build strong, trust-based relationships with internal customers and vendor partners.

Organizational Skills (5+ years): Strong ability to organize, disseminate information, gain consensus, and set expectations.

Time Management (5+ years): Ability to prioritize effectively and take ownership of issues and tasks to completion.

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related technical field.

Preferred: Master's degree in Information Systems, Engineering Management, or related discipline.

Certifications:

Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) certification preferred.

ITIL Certification for change/incident management a plus.

Cloud/DevOps certifications (AWS, Azure, Jenkins) are desirable.

MES/ERP vendor certifications (TrackSYS, Camstar, SAP) highly valuable.

About NTT DATA Services:

NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is **($x - x/hourly )** . This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.