Description
Scrum Master - 6 months - Edinburgh/Glasgow
I am looking for an experienced Scrum Master for an initial 6 month contract based out of Edinburgh or Glasgow. You will be working remotely until restrictions allow, but there will be the requirement to be office based after this.
As a Scrum Master you will be responsible for driving the discovery, Alpha and beta activities as part of this high profile Public Sector programme, running processes and identifying digital opportunities to improve agile service delivery.
In your role you will be supporting and managing cross cutting projects and processes which span multiple teams.
Day to day duties:
- Facilitating the development of digital products and associated services from discovery through to beta build
- Undertaking Scrum Master tasks and ceremonies as part of a multidisciplinary team, with responsibility for supporting, coaching and Matrix managing teams
- Working closely with the Product Manager/Business Analyst and other relevant team members
- Helping departments build digital capability and technical knowledge either to develop and maintain software themselves or to become intelligent customers for digital service provision
- Tracking and removing impediments that would otherwise slow the Development team down, as well as shielding the Development team from external interruptions and distractions
- Challenging people and teams to think differently about digital service delivery by advocating user focused agile, iterative design and development
- Assessing and analysing proposals during the programme and product inception phase and be involved in defining solution approaches
- Presenting the team's analysis and recommendations at a senior level and achieving business buy-in, including facilitating the presentation of the sprint increment (Sprint Demo) to the key stakeholders.
To be considered you must have:
- A proven track record of facilitating the delivery of public facing digital solutions, working across all stages from product inception to launch
- Experience in working with technical development teams as a Scrum Master
- Extensive digital delivery experience within large scale technology programmes
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams, including coaching and Matrix management responsibilities
- Experience of identifying and communicating innovative and successful digital approaches in large organisations
- Ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders at the highest level, being aware of motivational needs
- Client and stakeholder management, preferably in central government or public service generally
- Understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- An awareness of Scotland's Digital First Service Standard principles
On top of the essential skills, the ideal candidate will also have:
- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
- Experience working in agile at scale with a knowledge of SAFe or LeSS
- Understanding of software testing techniques
- Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1), or equivalent.
Please note this role has been deemed inside IR35 and offers a daily rate of £500.00 per day. For more information or to apply, please follow the link.