Scrum Master
Posted 4 days ago by 1749630989
£380 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Northampton
Summary: The role of Scrum Master involves leading Agile development processes within a technical environment, focusing on maintaining the change backlog and collaborating with the team to achieve project goals. The position requires facilitating Scrum ceremonies and providing updates to stakeholders while managing technical risks and dependencies. The role is based in Northampton with a hybrid working arrangement of 2 to 3 days on-site per week. The contract is for a duration of 6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitation of all Scrum Ceremonies, including daily scrum calls and backlog prioritisation, feeding into wider Data Platform Prioritisation where appropriate
- Providing clear and structured status updates to various Stakeholders and Consumers
- Liaising, and working closely, with Project Managers or Product Owners, keeping them updated on progress against milestones, risks, issues and budget control
- Provide input to the technical development approach of a project, balancing cost, time, quality and risk
- Assist in the identification, management and resolution of technical Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAIDs)
Key Skills:
- Certified Scrum Master
- Proven experience in Agile Development Environment
- Thorough understanding of full end to end SDLC
- Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency
- Experience of software and solution design across distributed and integrated architectures
- Hands on technical experience building / implementing software
- Experience of working in Financial Services
Salary (Rate): £380 per day
City: Northampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role: Scrum Master
Length: 6 months
Location: Northampton - 2 to 3 days on site per week
Rate: £380 per day via umbrella company
A Scrum Master with a strong technical background. Able to maintain change backlog and work as part of wider team to deliver against Change agenda.
What we're looking for:
* Certified Scrum Master
* Proven experience in Agile Development Environment
* Thorough understanding of full end to end SDLC
* Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency
Key Accountabilities
* Facilitation of all Scrum Ceremonies, including daily scrum calls and backlog prioritisation, feeding into wider Data Platform Prioritisation where appropriate
* Providing clear and structured status updates to various Stakeholders and Consumers
* Liaising, and working closely, with Project Managers or Product Owners, keeping them updated on progress against milestones, risks, issues and budget control
* Provide input to the technical development approach of a project, balancing cost, time, quality and risk.
* Assist in the identification, management and resolution of technical Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAIDs).
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:
* Scrum Master / Agile experience (Certification is an advantage)
* Experience of software and solution design across distributed and integrated architectures.
* Hands on technical experience building / implementing software.
* Experience of working in Financial Services