**Scrum Master**

**Category:** Project Management

**Main location:** United States, Remote

**Alternate Location(s):** United States, Texas, Belton

United States, Tennessee, Knoxville

United States, North Carolina, Columbia

United States, Louisiana, Lafayette

**Position ID:** J0423-1769

**Employment Type:** Full Time

**Position Description:**

CGI has an immediate need for a Scrum Master to join our financial services team in Columbia, SC; Lafayette, LA; Knoxville, TN; or Belton, TX. Due to the current COVID-19 status, candidates will not be required to work within the physical work location at this time. When COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, they will be required to be located within the proximity of the assigned CGI location. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced team environment supporting one of the largest leaders in the secondary mortgage industry. We take an innovative approach to supporting our client, working side-by-side in an agile environment using emerging technologies.

We partner with 15 of the top 20 banks globally, and our top 10 banking clients have worked with us for an average of 26 years!

We have over 73,000+ CGI Members in 40 countries and over 5k+ loyal Clients who are leveraging our end-to-end services across the globe

Scrum Masters in this area act as an effective change agents and senior level resources to improve the effectiveness of agile process by coaching programs and teams and to facilitate lean-agile adoption and maturity across Capital Markets. This role will champion improvement of adoption and continued improvement of agile, software engineering, and DevOps practices.? The Senior Scrum Master will support one or more delivery teams within a fast-paced application development environment. As the Senior Scrum Master, you will be a critical member of the core delivery team empowered to help build high performing teams, build shippable product, and be responsible for leading Agile transformation.

**Your future duties and responsibilities:**

Work within the core delivery team empowered/tasked with design, development, modification, and implementation of computer applications, and building high performing delivery teams.

Serve as an Agile Expert who is responsible and drives the team to deliver releases.

Engage stakeholders, contributors and technical resources to get stuff done.

Contribute and drive team to Agile Maturity goals and DEV OPS goals.

Manage multiple/concurrent work streams end-to-end. Utilize project coordination expertise and tools such as Rally, JIRA and MS-Project to support upstream and downstream teams throughout SDLC.

Facilitate the discussions of complex, high value IT delivery projects that require the coordination of development work or technology work on multiple platforms to achieve desired functionality.

Communicate committed stories for the upcoming sprint to backlog owners and stakeholders.

Facilitate scrum ceremonies for the team (Daily Stand-up, Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo).

Facilitate impediment resolution in a timely, cost effective manner.

Track and produce key metrics (e.g., burndown, burnup, cumulative flow, velocity, etc.)?

**Required qualifications to be successful in this role:**

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

8+ years of software industry experience

6+ years of experience leading Agile Scrum teams/serving as a Scrum Master in a Large Scale enterprise environment.

Agile experience/knowledge of key agile techniques including SAFe, Kanban, Lean, XP, and Scrum

Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills?

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline.

Master's degree in technical discipline desired.

SAFE Certification desired

CSM Certification desired

AWS Certification?? desired???

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#DICE

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $75,600.00 - $165,300.00.

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our benefits package includes multiple medical, dental, & vision options, both a Shared Purchase Plan (SPP) for CGI stocks and a 401(k) plan, as well as numerous other lifestyle benefits. CGI also provides sick leave and vacation pay.

**Skills:**

+ SCRUM

+ Scrum Master

+ Kanban

**What you can expect from us:**

**Insights you can act on**

While technology is at the heart of our clients digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees members because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today one of the worlds largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

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