Scrum Master

Description

Scrum Master

Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is looking for a 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 build 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 balanced innovation.

Location: Dallas - TX, Phoenix -AZ. (Hybrid 2 to 3 days Onsite)

Roles/Responsibilities

• Work with Product Owner to align team with product vision, sprint goals and other vital information.
• Creates an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.
• Assist the team and the Product Owner identify stories, maintenance, defects, tech debt, and other work the team needs to accomplish during the PI.
• Facilitates the team in creating a draft PI plan for the PI's iterations, writing draft PI Objectives, and identifying program risks and issues.
• Champions continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity.
• Provide inter and intra team supports by bringing visibility and subsequent resolution of dependencies for their team.
• Supports the personal development of team members, helping them gain a continuous learning mindset.
• Understands and educates the team on methods beyond Scrum, such as Team Kanban, Flow, Built-in Quality, and more. Helps build a high-performing team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong familiarity and alignment to core Agile values and principles.
• Exposure to modern engineering practices like Unit Test-Driven Development, and Continuous Integration
• An Agile approach
• Expert with Agile and Scrum framework and its application in Production development and delivery organization
• Ability to coach and mentor.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence people at different levels.

Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

Technical Skills

SNo

Primary Skill

Proficiency Level *

Rqrd./Dsrd.

1

AIA-Agile

PL3

Desired

2

CX-Scrum Master

PL3

Desired

3

Agile PLM

PL3

Required

* 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.