Delivery Specialist @ CGI

Position Description:Join the Momentum Program as a Delivery Specialist and help drive the success of our Agile Release Train by supporting the Delivery Specialist and Enablement Lead in coordinating teams, strengthening delivery flow, and sustaining high quality program execution. In this role, you will partner closely with the Lead to facilitate ART ceremonies, maintain alignment across teams, and reinforce SAFe best practices throughout the organization.This is an excellent opportunity for an emerging Agile leader who is passionate about collaboration, servant leadership, and continuous improvement. As the Delivery Specialist, you will sharpen your Agile delivery expertise while contributing to Momentum's transformation journey in a dynamic, supportive, and innovative environment.This position is located in our Lafayette, LA, Lebanon, VA, Knoxville, TN, and Belton, TX office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.Your future duties and responsibilities:The Delivery Specialist supports the Lead in guiding the Momentum Agile Release Train (ART) through its current SDLC delivery model while preparing the organization for a full transition to an AI Native SDLC. This role is ideal for a strong communicator, servant leader, and emerging Agile professional who is ready to operate across two delivery paradigms: today’s traditional Agile environment and tomorrow’s accelerated, AI supported flow.The Delivery Specialist strengthens execution, alignment, and team performance across Momentum’s multi team environment. As the program transitions to AI Native delivery, the Delivery Specialist supports the Lead in bridging methodologies, supporting experimentation, reinforcing training, and helping modernize processes, tooling, and governance.Support the Current (Non–AI Native) Agile SDLC while supporting the Lead and maintain knowledge around the transition to an AI Native SDLCThe Delivery Specialist plays a coordinating and execution-focused role in managing release readiness, PI planning, and ongoing delivery governance. This includes scheduling and facilitating planning, retro, enablement, and handoff meetings; maintaining release schedules, dashboards, and backlog alignment; reviewing metrics and staffing needs; confirming release artifacts and ticket readiness; and ensuring documentation, communication, and stakeholder notifications are completed on time. The role also supports the Delivery & Enablement Lead with release management activities by organizing readiness reviews, supporting issue tracking, coordinating decision meetings, and providing content for the final release communications to ensure each PI and release is properly planned, monitored, and executed across teams.Assist the Lead in organizing PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt workshops.Track risks, dependencies, and team performance to maintain transparency and alignment across the ART.Serve as a servant leader, supporting Scrum Masters, Product Functional Specialist, and cross functional teams in day to day delivery.Promote collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement across all teams.Support backlog health, readiness activities, and routine delivery workflows critical to Momentum’s existing SDLC.Help prepare progress summaries, visibility reports, and stakeholder updates.Help consolidate and refine ceremony cadences and meeting structures to reduce context switching and support AI Native flow.Work closely with Delivery & Enablement Lead supporting AI Pods and team level experimentation groups, tracking learnings and surfacing challenges during PI foundation phases.Support coordination between engineering, quality, architecture, and support teams as AI Native tooling (Copilot, Ask Mom Code, Kuro) as well as other internally developed applications/tooling becomes integrated into daily work.Reinforce new delivery expectations such as skill/agent development, maintenance of AI generated assets, and validation frameworks for AI supported features.Act as a trusted support partner, ensuring program continuity when the Lead is focused on strategic transformation work.Demonstrate servant leadership and coaching capabilities to uplift team maturity in both SDLC models.Build and maintain professional Agile/SAFe certifications and create a development plan that strengthens future readiness for a full Delivery & Enablement Lead role.In the short term, the Delivery Specialist supports both SDLC methodologies—traditional Agile and the emerging AI Native model. As Momentum completes its transition, this role evolves into a dedicated AI Native Delivery Specialist, helping drive a high velocity, automated, AI supported Agile Release Train.This is a unique opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to one of CGI Federal’s most innovative delivery transformations.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:Bachelor's degree and 3 5 years of experienceProfessional certifications such as SAFe RTE, PMP, or CSM.Proven experience as a Scrum Master or similar role in an agile environment.Experience in agile transformation and providing feedback to Scrum Masters.Strong understanding of agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe.Familiarity with IT Security & Acceptable Use Policy and maintaining billable utilization rates.Proficient project management skills, with the ability to develop and maintain project plans.Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and guide teams.Experience in facilitating PI planning and coordinating multiple agile teams.Strong problem solving skills and the ability to implement process improvements.Ability to manage client expectations and foster strong partnerships.Proficiency in producing high quality documentation and maintaining project management templates.Ability to engage in special projects and demonstrate an agile mindset.Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:Knowledge of new CGI offerings and capabilities.Skills:EnglishScrum MasterArtificial IntelligenceChange ManagementProcess Architecture Mgmt