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Location: Buffalo, NY

Duration: 12 months (potential for extension or conversion)

Overview:

CTG is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master for our client in Buffalo, NY. This role will be responsible for providing servant-leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams, applying Agile principles and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). The Scrum Master will foster a culture of continuous improvement, facilitate team collaboration, and ensure that all team members work towards achieving their goals efficiently. This position requires a proactive leader capable of creating an environment that supports self-organization, cross-functionality, and transparency.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead teams using Agile practices, including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, and pairing.

• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement within agile teams through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives.

• Curate and develop coaching content for agile practices to guide teams.

• Facilitate key meetings, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and problem-solving sessions.

• Ensure team workflows are transparent through the use of appropriate information radiators.

• Remove any blocking issues outside the team’s authority to ensure continued focus on goals.

• Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance Agile implementation within the organization.

• Mentor less experienced Scrum Masters and guide their development.

• Organize and promote individual and team learning opportunities, including communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading, and training.

• Adhere to the company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls.

• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.

• Maintain internal control standards and implement audit points and any regulatory issues as applicable.

• Perform other duties as required.

Scope of Responsibilities:

The Scrum Master will have the opportunity to influence multiple agile teams and assist in improving their performance through Agile principles. They will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and ensuring teams stay focused on their goals while managing workflow transparency.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

Although this role does not include direct managerial responsibility, it requires the Scrum Master to manage activities through influence, accountability, and ownership in an agile environment.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience as a member of an agile team, including at least 2 years of Scrum Master experience.

• Or, in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years of higher education and/or work experience, with at least 4 years of experience as a member of an agile team and 2 years of Scrum Master experience.

Skills Required:

• Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

• Project management

• Jira / Confluence

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (e.g., project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment).

• Experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.

• Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.

• Experience developing or managing digital capabilities.

• Familiarity with Design Thinking principles.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Prior experience leading through influence.

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 Laura.Dominguez@ctg.com . Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!

About CTG

CTG, a Cegeka company, is at the forefront of digital transformation, providing IT and business solutions that accelerate project momentum and deliver desired value. Over nearly 60 years, we have earned a reputation as a faster and more reliable, results-driven partner. Our vision is to be an indispensable partner to our clients and the preferred career destination for digital and technology experts. CTG leverages the expertise of over 9,000 team members in 19 countries to provide innovative solutions. Together, we operate across the Americas, Europe, and India, working in close cooperation with over 3,000 clients in many of today's highest-growth industries. 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 define our 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 across many of our global operations.

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.