Scrum Master - SC Cleared
Location: Reading (Hybrid - 2-3 days per week on-site)
Rate: £65-£70 per hour, Inside IR35
Contract: 6-month rolling contract
Clearance: Active SC Clearance essential (DV clearance highly desirable)
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master - Data & Integration to support exciting and strategically important defence and aerospace programmes.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in shaping and enabling high-performing digital, data and integration teams within a major defence environment.
Working as a servant-leader and agile delivery champion, you will help teams maximise delivery performance, overcome challenges and embed a culture of continuous improvement. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure effective agile delivery and the successful delivery of business-critical digital and data capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
Coach teams and stakeholders in agile principles, Scrum and Kanban practices.
Support backlog refinement, prioritisation and effective sprint planning.
Identify and remove blockers, manage dependencies and maintain delivery momentum.
Drive continuous improvement and help teams maximise performance and delivery outcomes.
Foster collaboration across multidisciplinary data, digital and integration teams.
Support stakeholders in adopting and embedding effective agile ways of working.
Ensure delivery remains aligned with business priorities and strategic programme objectives.
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience working as a Scrum Master within agile delivery environments.
Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban and wider agile delivery practices.
Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and coaching cross-functional teams.
Background supporting digital, data or integration delivery teams.
Proven ability to identify and resolve impediments, manage risks and dependencies, and improve delivery performance.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Active SC Security Clearance - essential.
Demonstrable experience within UK Defence, MOD or Aerospace environments.
Desirable
Active DV clearance.
Experience working within highly regulated defence or aerospace environments.
Understanding of data engineering, integration and digital platforms.
Exposure to scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS or Scrum@Scale.
Professional Scrum certifications such as PSM, CSM or SAFe Scrum Master.
Contract Details
6-month rolling contract
£65-£70 per hour
Inside IR35
Hybrid working - 2-3 days per week on-site in Reading
Active SC Clearance required
If you're an experienced Scrum Master with a background in defence, aerospace or complex digital and data delivery environments, we'd love to hear from you.