Senior Consultant-Tech Consulting-FS-CNS-TC-Technology Strategy & Transformation-Hyderabad

The opportunity 

The Technical Scrum Lead, Specialist is responsible for driving Agile adoption and execution within technology teams, ensuring efficient sprint execution and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role involves facilitating Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives, to keep teams aligned and productive.  

Your key responsibilities 

• Lead cross-functional agile teams in iterative technology development, ensuring smooth collaboration and adherence to Agile/Scrum principles. 

• Coach teams on best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improving agile maturity. 

• Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to define, prioritize and align technology-related outcomes with business goals. 

• Identify and proactively remove roadblocks that hinder project progress, ensuring teams have the necessary resources and support. 

• Manage stakeholder expectations by maintaining transparency around scope, schedule and budget while effectively addressing concerns. 

• Facilitate key agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives to ensure alignment and continuous improvement. 

• Assist teams in estimating deliverables, increasing velocity and identifying opportunities for efficiency. 

• Maintain product and sprint backlogs, ensuring tasks are documented, prioritized and aligned with evolving business needs. 

• Apply agile methodologies to integrate changing customer inputs and business conditions into technology-related product development. 

• Serve as a mentor, thought leader and agile champion, participating in special projects to drive organizational agility. 

Skills and attributes for success 

• A team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills 

• Constantly updating yourself about new technologies in the market 

• A winning personality and the ability to become a trusted advisor to the stakeholders 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 5 years in Agile project management, Scrum Master roles, or technical leadership in software development. 

• Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• Strong expertise in Scrum, Kanban and SAFe frameworks, with a deep understanding of Agile principles and best practices. 

• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps and other Agile project management tools. 

• Proficiency in coding and technical concepts, including Java, Angular, Node.js, POSTMAN, CUCUMBER, AWS and SQL queries. 

• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket, Bamboo, TDD/BDD and monitoring tools like Splunk and Honeycomb. 

• Experience in monitoring and refining dashboards, optimizing workflows, and driving continuous process improvements in Agile environments. 

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and Professional Scrum Master (CSM, PSM, SAFe) certification is preferred. 

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills. 

• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative. 

• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client) 

What we look for 

• Strong teamwork, work ethic, product mindset, client centricity and a relentless commitment to EY values. 

What working at EY offers  

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: 

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around 

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career 

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you 

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance. 

About EY 

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.  

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. 

Make your mark.  

Apply now.