Description

CTG is seeking to fill a Scrum Master I opening for our client in Buffalo, NY.

Location: Buffalo, NY

Duration: 12 months

Overview:

Provides servant-leadership and mentorship to one cross-functional agile team through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories, and techniques to support continuous improvement. Educates and coaches the team to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement. Visualizes, communicates, and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams.
• Encourage a continuous improvement culture for individuals within the team, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives.
• Facilitate meetings with the team for idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving and alignment.
• Help the team gain transparency into their workflow through appropriate use of information radiators.
• Address blocking issues that are beyond the teams authority, or require support from other teams, so the team remains focused on achieving their goals.
• Work with other Agile leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization.
• Seek and host a variety of individual learning opportunities such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading and classroom training.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the Company brand.
• Maintain Company internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.
• Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.
• Understanding of Design Thinking principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience leading through influence.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:

To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Laura Dominguez at 716-887-7203 or Laura.Dominguez@ctg.com. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!

About Us

CTG is a leading provider of digital transformation solutions and services that accelerate clients' project momentum and achievement of their desired IT and business outcomes. Our vision is to be an indispensable partner to our clients and the preferred career destination for digital and technology experts. CTG has operations in North America, South America, Western Europe, and India. For more information, visit www.ctg.com.

Our culture is a direct result of the people who work at CTG, the values we hold, and the actions we take. In other words, our people are the culture. It's a living, breathing thing that is renewed every day through the ways we engage with each other, our clients, and our communities. Part of our mission is to cultivate a workplace that attracts and develops the best people, reflected by our recognition as a Great Place to Work-certified company in every country in which we operate.

CTG will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

CTG is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. CTG will assure equal opportunity and consideration to all applicants and employees in recruitment, selection, placement, training, benefits, compensation, promotion, transfer, and release of individuals without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, marital or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other discriminatory factors as required by law. Our Affirmative Action program serves to promote occupational equality and diversity through good faith efforts. CTG is fully committed to promoting employment opportunities for members of protected classes.