Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Category: Business Consulting, Strategy and Digital Transformation

Main location: United States, Louisiana, Lafayette

Position ID: J0424-1868

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is seeking a passionate and experienced Scrum Master to join our growing Agile team. The Scrum Master will play a pivotal role in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, coaching the development team, and ensuring the successful implementation of Agile methodologies. This role is ideal for a highly collaborative and enthusiastic individual with a strong understanding of Scrum principles and a proven track record of enabling high-performing teams.

This position is located in our Lafayette office with work performed at client site in Louisiana; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Facilitate and guide all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum meetings, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

• Coach and mentor the development team on Agile practices and Scrum principles.

• Help the Product Owner manage the product backlog and prioritize user stories.

• Identify and remove impediments that hinder the team's progress.

Understand, visualize and manage upstream/downstream dependencies.

• Foster a collaborative and transparent work environment within the team.

Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity.

• Continuously improve the team's Agile practices through retrospectives and process optimization.

• Work with other teams to coordinate development and integration testing across multiple teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., design, QA) to ensure seamless project delivery.

• Track team progress, metrics, and velocity.

• Stay up to date on the latest Agile trends and best practices.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Project Management, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile project management role.

• Strong understanding of Scrum principles, roles, artifacts, and ceremonies.

• Proven experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to build trust and rapport with team members at all levels.

• Problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) a plus.

• Certified Scrum Master

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

• SAFe certification(s).

• Experience working as a Scum Master in the Federal environment.

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 license 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 $60,300.00 - $133,500.00.

At CGI we call our professionals "members" to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners,

empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company.

CGI's benefits include:

• 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 maternity and parental leave

• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

• Member assistance and wellness programs

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Skills:

• Scrum Master

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.

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

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics.

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CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI's legal duty to furnish information.