Scrum Master
Junior Scrum Master
Location: Farnborough (4 days per week on-site)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Start Date: February 2026
(Allows time for DV clearance checks and alignment with project kick-off. Interviews and offers can take place earlier.)
Contract Duration: 7 months
Pay Rate: £600–£700 per day (Umbrella)
IR35: Inside IR35
Clearance Required:
- Clearance for Role: DV
- Candidate must already hold active DV Clearance
Top 3 Key Requirements
- Strong Agile delivery experience — especially using SAFe
- Understanding, analysing and reporting Sprint performance
- Excellent communication & facilitation skills — confident running SCRUM events
Job Description
We are looking for a Junior Scrum Master to support the delivery of an important IT application and infrastructure solution for a mission-critical end user. You will join a motivated, high-performing team working on one of the UK's leading programmes.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Scrum Master with hands-on experience across the Agile lifecycle and the ability to operate effectively within demanding timeframes.
Required Skills
- Agile delivery experience, particularly using SAFe
- Competence in facilitating SCRUM ceremonies: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews & Retrospectives
- Strong grasp of Sprint performance metrics, including how to measure and evaluate Sprint efficiency
- Experience partnering with Product Owners to define, prioritise and refine backlog items
- Proven ability to work with distributed SCRUM teams, both virtually and onsite
- Background contributing to complex IT solutions for large government bodies or major private organisations
- Willingness to travel to Client and customer sites as required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across multiple stakeholder groups
Desirable Skills
- Experience delivering IT services into UK government departments
- Knowledge of asset and knowledge discovery, including producing knowledge articles
- Experience coaching Agile team members