Company Description

At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, our focus extends beyond engineering technology solutions—we are dedicated to cultivating careers. If you seek a purpose-driven career solving some of the world’s most critical problems, alongside some of the brightest engineering minds, your application is welcome. Join a community where your unique perspective propels innovation.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible Work Environment: We have On-site and Hybrid positions, this is often dependent on the nature of your role. We offer a variety of options for your work schedule which includes compressed work week options, flexible start times and shut down periods.

• Professional Development: We offer a number of resources and support to help develop your professional toolkit! You should anticipate regular progress reviews as well as access to educational assistance, professional designations and certification support, training and more!

• Total Rewards: Consider it covered—health, dental, and beyond. Early access to a pension plan with various perks to acknowledge your contributions to the organization.

Job Description

We are currently expanding our team and looking for a Scrum Master to work closely with our Packaging and Deployment team. In this role you will be part of the team responsible for creating and bundling the software packages that will be deployed by the Canadian Army.

As Scrum Master, your primary goal will be to remove barriers and impediments that prevent the team from achieving its commitments, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will facilitate daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.

What you will be bringing to our team:

• Facilitate the removal of impediments to ensure team progress and commitments are met.

• Working closely with Product Owners, other Scrum Masters, Architects and our Customer.

• Collaborate with external vendor technical staff, provide status updates, and manage escalations.

• Assist the product owner with keeping the backlog groomed.

• Configuration management and project management activities.

• Guide the team in producing achievable plans during program increment planning.

• Foster Agile and Scrum principles on the team and program.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 5 + years experience working on software integration projects.
• 2 + more years of Scrum Master experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience motivating and guiding remote/hybrid teams

Nice to Have:

• Scrum Master certification an asset (CSM, PSM I)
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) an asset
• Experience with configuration and deployment of Microsoft Server OS, Windows OS and VMware with a working understanding of networking.
• Experience with Microsoft System Center family of components, such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM).
• Experience with automated testing on a Windows environment.
• Experience with automation and configuration management using Ansible.
• Experience with virtualization and VMware products.
• Experience with workflow tracking tools such as Jira, IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) or IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM)
• Experience with Revision Control systems such as Git or Artifactory.

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods program and that all of its workforce be security assessed. Successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including but not limited to the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance. Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations. You must be eligible to work in Canada.

Additional Information

We believe the unique contributions of each of our colleagues are key in our ability to drive innovation. By fostering a culture of belonging, encouraging idea sharing at all levels, and reinforcing the very real impact of what we do, we offer an environment where everyone can take pride in their work. We respect diverse opinions, and value the lived experiences each and every one of us bring to our workplace. If you require accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact Human Resources via recruitment@gd-ms.ca.