Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum Master

Category: Project Management

Main location: United States, Texas, Dallas

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Employment Type: Full Time

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We CGI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Scrum Master to join our team with strong problem‑solving skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with business and technical teams in a dynamic environment. The individual in this role would be responsible for overseeing software development squad(s) and working under the SAFe or Spotify methodology. You will have an opportunity to work with top Financial Services companies to develop solutions in an Agile environment.

This position must be performed in Dallas, TX in a Hybrid Working Model.

• Strong proficiency and experience with encouraging Agile behaviors, reinforcing practices, norms, ceremonies, and supporting the overall Squad performance and efficiency
• Agile/Scrum Fundamentals – WHY and HOW
• Understanding of JIRA/Kanban boards
• Capture, supervise Metrics to inform the conversations with partners
• Identifying team improvement opportunities and looking externally for best practices to support continuous improvement
• Leading and coordinating logistics for Agile ceremonies and practices, e.g., backlog maintenance, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and retrospectives
• Ensuring all work is tracked in the backlog and accurately balanced across team members
• Maintaining and updating the Squad's process metrics and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear communications to partners
• Foster continuous improvement of performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow and velocity
• Guide the team to remove impediments
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach them to higher levels of maturity. Help the team improve and take ownership for their actions
• Help the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the product backlog and roadmap. Help the PO guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to scope, priorities and product quality

• At least 10+ years of software development experience and 8+years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Experience leading and guiding team ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Stand‑Ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review/Retrospective
• Work to remove team impediments and escalate impediments to Project Leads that cannot be resolved at the team level
• Experience of collaborating with the Product Owner and other development team members for refinement, status and coordination
• Ensure all team features, stories, and tasks are aligned and maintained in project software development lifecycle
• Provide agile coaching as required to scrum team members
• Help the team set realistic objectives for Feature and Sprint delivery time frames
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or SAFe SSM)
• Financial industry background is preferred
• Software development background experience is preferred
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

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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 $94,400.00 - $.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well‑being programs

• Conflict Resolution
• Kanban
• SCRUM

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