Scrum Master

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.

Position Summary:

Acts as an enabler for the effective functioning of a software development team using Agile methodologies. Coaches and mentors, the Scrum Team(s), removing barriers to successful implementation and enabling a continued focus on the task at hand. Facilitates scrum and agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Identifies and reports progress via appropriate metrics.

Mandatory Skills:

• Hands on experience on Adobe experience Manager.
• Knowledge about AEM components, forms and templates.
• Must be aware of AEM content Authoring.
• Must have led large projects from inception to delivery.
• Good understanding of Scrum and other related project management practices.
• Agile Project Management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitating Scrum Events: Ensures that all Scrum events (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives) are productive and time-boxed.
• Removing Impediments: Identifies and removes any obstacles that may hinder the team's progress.
• Supporting the Product Owner: Assists the Product Owner in managing the product backlog and ensuring that the team understands the product goals.
• Promoting Collaboration: Encourages collaboration between team members and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and information exchange.
• Ensuring Adherence to Scrum Principles: Ensures that the team follows Scrum principles and practices, and helps them adapt to changes as needed.
• Monitoring Progress: Tracks the team's progress using tools like burndown charts and other metrics to ensure that the team is on track to meet their goals.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Provides coaching and mentoring to team members to help them improve their skills and work more effectively.

Salary Range: >$100,000

Date of posting: 18/10/2024

Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.

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About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.