Scrum Master

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Scrum Master to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be carried out remotely. Our client is seeking an experienced and motivated Scrum Master to provide servant-leadership to at least two Scrum teams. This role requires a confident and capable individual who can guide teams through Agile delivery while promoting collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-quality outcomes. The successful candidate will play a key role in facilitating Agile ceremonies, helping to remove impediments to delivery, and ensuring that Agile processes are applied effectively to meet business needs. You will work closely with product owners, stakeholders, and technical teams to align Agile Release Train (ART) and sprint goals, while also championing Agile practices across the wider organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-impact projects within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions, contributing to the successful coordination and alignment of Agile Release Trains
• Work closely with product owners to ensure features and backlog items are well defined, prioritised, and ready for development
• Promote continuous improvement by helping teams identify and implement ways to increase productivity and performance
• Coach and mentor team members to deepen their understanding of Agile values, principles and practices
• Support the application of Scrum, Kanban and other Agile frameworks in a flexible and pragmatic manner that fits business requirements
• Encourage open communication, alignment and collaboration across teams to achieve shared sprint and ART objectives
• Contribute to the wider organisation by promoting Agile and Scaled Agile practices, helping to build a consistent and sustainable Agile culture

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Scrum Master in Agile environments, ideally with at least three years in the role
• Practical experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), including planning and leading PI Planning sessions
• Sound knowledge of both Scrum and Kanban methodologies, with the ability to apply and adapt them as appropriate
• Proficient in the use of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence, including the ability to generate useful reports and dashboards
• Experience using BigPicture (desirable) for managing Agile initiatives within Jira
• A strong track record of coaching and empowering Agile teams to improve delivery, productivity and team dynamics
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to resolve conflicts, foster collaboration, and build consensus
• Familiarity with adapting Agile techniques to suit specific business contexts that do not follow a traditional Agile model
• Experience working with engineering or technology infrastructure teams (desirable)
• Knowledge of FPGAs or System-on-Chips (SoCs) is a plus, although not essential
• SAFe certification (such as SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)) is highly desirable

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.