Senior Scrum Master

Job description

Position Description:

CGI is more than just an IT consulting company; we are a global organization offering a world of opportunities. Become part of an outstanding culture that gives you the freedom to innovate, influence decisions, achieve your full potential, and chart your career. Our benefits include a share purchase program, profit sharing, wellness credits, training and development programs, and flexible work schedules and locations.
The Senior Scrum Master will help guide and mentor a team of dedicated experts, drawing on CGI’s global capabilities as well as their own experience, to lead the Scrum team in delivering a product or solution in accordance with Agile values and principles and the project’s objectives, timelines, scope and budget. The Senior Scrum Master acts as facilitator for the team and supports the Product Owner.
The person joining this team will become a member of the local Agile practice and help to establish and grow Agile, Scrum and DevOps within the BC region for CGI, applying expertise and experience to both client initiatives and, where appropriate, mentoring other team members.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Leading/participating in ceremonies and daily scrums
• Support the team during iteration
• Remove obstacles that prevent the team from achieving the iteration goals
• Facilitate team meetings and sessions with the team and client
• Measure and monitor the velocity of the team, planning accordingly
• Manage project timelines, scope, budget, issues and risks according to defined process, or collaborating with the project’s Project Manager to manage these items
• Provide status reports on team accomplishments, story points, velocity
• Accompany the team in the estimation and division of tasks
• Support the Product Owner in maintaining the Product Backlog
• Assist the Product Owner in completing the delivery plan
• Manage or assist in the management of maintenance and evolution of solution through the Product Backlog and CI/CD pipeline, if appropriate

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• 5+ years of Scrum Master, Project management, or Agile experience
• Previous experience in a leadership role within a technical or business environment

Education:

• Post Secondary Education in a technical or business discipline
• Scrum Master Certification

Desired technical skills:

• Experience in waterfall and other non-agile project methodologies
• Technical background or experience in SDLC
• Experience with Atlassian application suite
• Experience in SAFe and scaled agile

Desired business skills:

• Experience in guiding team members new to agile methodology
• Experience in the public sector, ideally the health sector

Skills:

·  DevOps
·  English
·  Facilitation
·  Project Management
·  SCRUM

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.