We are tech transformation specialists, we are CI&T.
We combine the disruptive power of Artificial Intelligence with human expertise to support large companies in navigating changes in technology and business. With 30 years of experience, 6,000 workers, offices in 10 countries and talents across 5 continents. We operate in the fields of design, strategy, and engineering for global brands, helping clients achieve the full potential of technology as a force for good. Impact is what we deliver.
We are seeking a Senior Squad Leader to lead our DevOps team. The ideal candidate should possess a blend of technical and soft skills, capable of guiding the team in delivering efficient and innovative solutions aligned with the company's objectives, acting as a reference for business understanding, prioritization of tasks, and work organization.
Main Responsibilities:
- Problem Solving: Support solution discussions within the team, focusing on internal conflicts, product matters, and communication issues to foster collaboration and innovation;
- Impediment Removal: Support the team by removing impediments or blockers impacting delivery;
- Coaching: Guide the development team in agile principles, Scrum practices, and ceremonies, serving as a reference for business understanding and work organization;
- Client Collaboration: Work with clients to identify business and operational requirements;
- Roadmap Development: Develop, monitor, and present DevOps transformation roadmaps to both internal and external audiences;
- Requirements Production: Produce high-quality requirements and well-defined user stories (with acceptance criteria);
- Backlog Management: Ensure user stories meet the agreed Definition of Ready and Definition of Done; refine, maintain, and prioritize product backlogs;
- Metrics Analysis: Familiarity with KPIs and metrics, along with experience using this data to demonstrate project progress; and analyze and monitor team metrics such as burndown, expected vs. actual velocity, and lead time/cycle time to assess project health and aid in planning;
- Agile Refinement: Refine our agile methodologies based on results and client feedback to drive incremental improvements;
- Consistency Assurance: Ensure touchpoints are set up across the project lifecycle for consistency of vision (internally and externally);
- Opportunity Identification: Identify business opportunities and hypotheses while developing a deep understanding of users, stakeholders, and the problems to be solved.
Must Have:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal in English (C1 or higher);
- Previous experience working as a Squad Leader for a DevOps Team (or another Tech Team, such as SRE);
- Experience in setting up and evolving multi-functional development teams;
- Experience working in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment with multiple parallel teams;
- Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.;
- Proven experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA, Confluence, and Trello.
- Effective collaboration with DevOps from a technical perspective;
- Familiarity with DevOps tools, practices, and technologies (e.g., Python, Groove, CI/CD, automation, orchestration, Git Flow, Trunk Based);
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud);
Nice to Have:
- Certifications in project management (PMP, Scrum Master) and DevOps (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Docker) are a plus.
Our benefits:
- Health plan and dental plan;
- Meal allowances;
- Childcare assistance;
- Extended parenting leave;
- Gympass
- Annual profit-sharing distribution;
- Life insurance;
- Partnership with an online mental health platform;
- CI&T University;
- Discount Club;
- Support Program: physiotherapy; psychological guidance; nutritionist and more;
- Pregnancy course and responsible parenthood;
- Partnership with online course platforms
- Platform for language learning;
- And many others.
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CI&T is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate and appreciate the diversity of our CI&Ters’ identities and lived experiences. We are committed to building, promoting, and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable company and culture focused on creating a better tomorrow.
At CI&T, we recognise that innovation and transformation only happen in diverse, inclusive, and safe work environments. Our teams are most impactful when people from all backgrounds and experiences collaborate to share, create, and hear ideas.
We strongly encourage candidates from diverse and underrepresented communities to apply for our vacancies.
