Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) is a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 3,400 consultants worldwide, Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including: Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The CBC team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner.

We seek a top-tier Scrum Master/ Agile Coach who can help lead and support software development teams as well and project coordinator responsibilities that will serves as an alternative to traditional methodologies specifically within the field of software development.

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• Arrange for daily stand-up meetings, facilitate and schedule meetings, demo and follow local scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective, etc.)
• Properly manage the backlog and aid team in determining suitable commitments for product backlog items and sprints
• Help balance the prioritization of technical debt against new feature innovation and software delivery
• Create a positive and easy communication channel (team, product owner, partners)
• Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions and remove impediments
• Address team dynamics, resolve conflict and resource constraints
• Foster a culture of teamwork, creativity and innovation
• Use Jira as a tool to assist scrum team efficiency
• Coach Agile practices
• Be a servant leader
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary

• Educate colleagues (all levels), and clients on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work.
• You will deliver training sessions and teach valuable skills that lead toward the organization-wide adoption of Agile methodologies.
• The Agile Coach will also act as a mentor responsible for guiding teams into the Agile methodology, providing feedback and means of improvement, catalyzing organizational growth and answering inquiries.
• Providing hands-on support to all employees, leading teams towards further understanding and adoption of Agile as well as overall company growth and improvement.
• You will also develop Agile adoption strategy for the organization.
• Agile coach will use techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.
• As an Agile Coach you will also embody the Agile principles and lead by example.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and
• 3-7 years of Agile delivery experience / recent hands-on experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, with technical and non-technical audiences
• Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified or Professional Scrum Trainer (CST, PST)
• Experience on software development teams with an understanding of software development and software quality disciplines
• Solid grasp of Scrum and Kanban principles
• Passion for leading Scrum teams to continually improve quality and delivery
• Proficient in agile/ scrum development methodology
• Ability to work both in a team and alone
• Working knowledge of a leading relational database management system (preferably SQL Server)

Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : May 11 2023

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., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.

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