Senior Scrum Master

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 79,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery across complex enterprise platform migration initiatives in a remote US-based role. You'll partner with Product Owners, engineering teams, technology leaders, and business stakeholders to drive measurable business and technical outcomes.

You will facilitate ceremonies, manage risks and dependencies, use delivery metrics to improve planning and release readiness, and translate program objectives into coordinated execution plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead.
• Experience leading Agile delivery for large-scale platform migrations across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum and Agile practices, including sprint and release planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, continuous improvement.
• Experience with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Mural, or Planview, along with knowledge of CI/CD practices.
• Agile certification such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Lead end-to-end Agile delivery for large-scale platform migrations across multiple teams and workstreams, managing risks, dependencies, and releases.
• Use delivery metrics to improve planning, predictability, release readiness, and team accountability.
• Partner with Product Owners and senior business and technology stakeholders to translate program objectives into coordinated execution plans.

Skills

Agile delivery leadership

Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Metrics-driven planning

Risk & dependency management

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Mural

Planview

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Mural

Planview

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Scrum Master, you will lead Agile delivery across complex enterprise platform migration initiatives, partnering with Product Owners, engineering teams, technology leaders, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable business and technology outcomes.

In this role, you will:

Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.

Lead end-to-end Agile delivery for large-scale platform migrations across multiple teams and workstreams, managing risks, dependencies, and releases.

Use delivery metrics to improve planning, predictability, release readiness, and team accountability.

Partner with Product Owners and senior business and technology stakeholders to translate program objectives into coordinated execution plans.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

10+ years of professional experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead in complex enterprise environments.

Proven experience leading Agile delivery for large-scale platform migrations involving multiple teams and stakeholders.

Strong knowledge of Scrum and Agile practices, including sprint and release planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, continuous improvement.

Experience with Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Mural, or Planview, along with knowledge of CI/CD practices.

These will help you stand out

Experience in Financial Services or Insurance.

Experience coaching or mentoring Scrum Masters and improving Agile practices across multiple teams.

Experience using delivery metrics to improve execution and decision-making.

Knowledge of value-stream delivery, enterprise transformation, technology modernization, or scaled Agile practices.

Experience with resource forecasting, capacity planning, financial tracking, or program budgets.

Agile certification such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.

Applications will be accepted till October 27th, 2026.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $79,240 to $133,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.