Lead Agilist

Description

Senior Scrum Master

If you're like us, you've got big ideas. At Cognizant, we're exploring new insights every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value-by connecting people with things, insights and experiences.

Cognizant Digital Engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.

Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking highly-qualified Scrum Masters at the Manager level who have experience executing scrum methodologies towards digital transformation projects. This Senior Agilist role fundamentally guides the modern software development team by taking an active role in planning, facilitation to achieve our committed outcomes. This role requires solid, practical experience with Agile techniques and approaches to guide, support and improve product teams. You will collaborate intensively with your team members and Product Owners. You will also interact with Cognizant clients to mentor, consult, and assist them in making appropriate process decisions and solve any blocking points.

Cognizant will not sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work authorization for this role.

Roles/Responsibilities • Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies - Sprint planning, retrospective, backlog refinement & estimation, daily standup, Demo, Feature refinement, Program increment planning and readiness. • Work with Product owner and other stakeholders to plan the future sprint work based on business priority. • Collaborate with other scrum teams for managing dependencies, risks and issues • Help with the impediments for the scrum team and coach and guide the team on agile principles and processes and tools. • Closely monitor team progress and provide status updates to leadership team. • Continuously retrospect and adjust the team working agreement, Definition of done and definition of ready.

Required Qualifications:

• STEM (Preferred) Bachelors' Degree and 12-15 years' experience with at least 6 years in Agile Projects or Product development work
• At least 5 years working on scaled modern development product portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability and experience implementing canned Scaled Frameworks, or ability to adapt them to create a hybrid that is relevant to each client situation.
• 5+ years' experience delivering value into PROD using MVP tests, validated learning with Digital engineering tool chains, experienced in software delivery.
• Agile Certifications such as CSM or PSM or SAFe SM - At least one Scrum Certification required from Scrum Alliance, Scrum.org, Scruminc.com or SAFe
• Agile Certificates or Certifications in Product Management and at least one Scaling Framework preferred.
• Agile Certificates or Certifications in Lean, Six Sigma and Kanban preferred.
• Experience shifting companies from project to product.

Location: Charlotte, NC - Onsite.

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

About Cognizant

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 200, and was recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing "All Star" by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant uses a highly flexible business model, a detailed global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of best-in-class companies that are leaders in their own space.

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to demonstrate the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to quality instilled in them through participation in military service.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider, and we are committed to creating a diverse environment. Cognizant considers all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, and marital status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, federal, or local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Qualifications

Technical Skills

SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 AIA-Agile PL4 Required 2 CX-Scrum Master PL4 Required 3 Angular JS PL4 Desired 4 Agile PLM PL4 Desired

* Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.