Scrum Master | Government Modernisation in Telford, Shropshire

Scrum Master | Government Modernisation

• Rate: £490
• Location: Telford
• Working arrangement: 2 days per week in the office
• Contract length: 6 months
• IR35 status: To confirm
• Clearance required: BPSS
• Sector: Government / Public Sector

Your new company

You will be working with a government body as part of the CESA Futures team, supporting a modernisation programme within a large engineering environment.The team follows Agile principles and operates on a two-week sprint cadence, with multiple Scrum teams forming the wider engineering team.

Your new role

As Scrum Master, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day Agile delivery of a multidisciplinary team comprising Business Analysts, Developers and Testers.You will lead Agile ceremonies, support effective planning and prioritisation, proactively remove blockers and dependencies, and ensure delivery remains aligned to roadmap commitments and delivery dates.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate team ceremonies, stand-ups, demos, workshops and retrospectives.
• Lead refinement and sprint planning.
• Understand the roadmap and delivery dates that need to be achieved.
• Plan work and resources to support roadmap commitments, including TIPTOP.
• Manage and prioritise the backlog.
• Make informed judgement calls on competing priorities.
• Attend Scrum of Scrums when established.
• Proactively resolve problems, remove blockers and manage dependencies before escalation.
• Identify options to address delayed delivery and bring sprints or roadmap milestones back to plan.
• Monitor delivery progress using reporting, including burndown reports.
• Provide clear progress updates to stakeholders and the wider team.
• Run postmortems following incidents.
• Undertake line management responsibilities where appropriate.
• Share Process Owner responsibilities with the Business Analyst.
• Support onboarding and offboarding.
• Manage team access and permissions.
• Motivate the team and build capability.
• Monitor and address team dynamics and delivery issues.
• Coach team members on appropriate Agile tools and techniques.
• Contribute to initiatives and continuous improvement.

You will need strong experience in:

• Scrum Master and Agile delivery roles.
• Managing the day-to-day delivery of multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Leading teams containing Business Analysts, Developers and Testers.
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, planning, refinement, demos and retrospectives.
• Sprint planning and backlog prioritisation.
• Managing roadmaps and working towards defined delivery dates.
• Proactively identifying and removing blockers.
• Managing risks, issues and dependencies.
• Delivery reporting, including sprint progress and burndown reporting.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders.
• Coaching teams in Agile tools and techniques.
• Supporting team motivation, capability and continuous improvement.
• Working effectively within a complex engineering environment.
• Meeting BPSS clearance requirements.

Previous experience working within a government or public sector environment would be particularly relevant to the nature of this assignment.

What you'll get in return

• Rate: £490
• Contract: 6 months
• Location: Telford
• Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office
• IR35 status: Inside
• Opportunity to work with a government body on an Agile modernisation programme.

How to apply

If you're interested in this opportunity, apply with your latest CV, availability and preferred location. If this role isn't quite right for you, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about similar opportunities.

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