Position Description
We need an Agile Specialist to join our team! If you’re happiest in an agile environment, with complex projects to oversee, there’s a digital revolution underway in the UK and at CGI you can help shape it. Our teams are bursting with talent and ideas, and are ready to help you deliver transformative digital work for high profile clients.
From public service systems to cutting-edge commercial projects, our work has a wide reach, helping make the everyday easier, for everyone. When you start your CGI story, not only will you be improving people’s lives, you can be sure we’ll do the same for you.
And the even better news? Our friendly team will keep you inspired and will support you to do what you do best, better.
We are seeking an experienced Agile Specialist to work on a high profile project for our Central Government client. You will be a strong communicator and influencer across multiple teams with a good track record of leading scrum teams to deliver successfully. You will work with a diverse team of developers, testers and business analysts, to turn product requirements into products using a sprint based approach to enable a fast and efficient delivery lifecycle.
Due to the nature of the work and environment you must already hold, or be eligible to hold, an appropriate level of UK Security Clearance to be considered.

Your future duties and responsibilities
As an Agile Specialist, you will oversee all aspects of software development for one or more Agile teams. You’ll be responsible for planning, leading, organising, and motivating Agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in line with programme standards. You will also be responsible for software delivery using Agile methods in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business units.
In performing the role, you will be expected to use a high level of knowledge and experience of Agile development tools and techniques to fit large, complex, mission-critical, enterprise-level projects with the appropriate level of planning and to provide the right balance of Agility, predictability and pragmatism.
Your background in delivering multiple Agile projects will ensure that you are capable of managing teams, typically to deliver a specific product or transformation via a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled team. You will define delivery needs and enable resource to be appropriately allocated. You will be core to decisions that build high performing teams, where people are excited about the work they are undertaking. You will take ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles and practices for the delivery of projects and products.
This role will involve extensive interaction with users, customers, senior stakeholders, management and third party sub-contractors. Strong analytical, organisational, and presentation skills are essential, combined with excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to manage expectations and issues effectively and establish/maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
As well as the technical aspects of the role you will also be expected to manage Agile teams on a daily basis or as required; assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organisational resources to improve capacity for project work; ensuring team members track their time using the appropriate systems; and mentoring and developing team members.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
As an Agile Specialist you will need to demonstrate experience as a Delivery Manager or Scrum Master in a client facing team, successfully implementing software development projects using Agile methodologies, managing projects of medium size and complexity in a high-tech development environment with cross functional teams.
A key part of your role will be collaborating with the technical team members across Development, Testing and DevOps. You will require a sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to teams and to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
You will have solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as good knowledge of Agile project management principles, practices and experience overseeing multi-function project teams. You should ideally have a track record of successful delivery of at least one large, complex Agile project and two medium-sized projects working as an integral part of the delivery team. You must be flexible and pragmatic in your approach.
You will have the skills and ability to promote empowerment of the team, ensuring each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encouraging a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team.

What you can expect from us
Build your career with us.
It is an extraordinary time to be in business. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change—supporting our clients’ digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.
At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.
Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world.
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