Scrum Master

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Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £50,000
What You'll Be Doing
You will help the product owner to define and maintain a well refined product backlog that is prioritised and aligned with strategic goals
You will be responsible for identifying and addressing systemic impediments, actively working across teams to optimise delivery flow and remove impediments so the development team can focus on the work at hand
Facilitate the core Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives) ensuring they deliver value to development teams and stakeholders. Guide teams through PI Planning and System Demos, ensuring alignment with Agile Release Trains and broader business objectives
You will monitor key Agile performance metrics and use these insights to drive data-informed improvements and provide transparency to stakeholders at all levels
You will play a critical role in Agile transformation efforts, introducing frameworks, tools, and cultural practices that enable high-performing, autonomous teams. You'll contribute to the evolution of Agile practices across multiple teams and portfolios, scaling Agile effectively and sustainably across the organisation
You will help build a trusting and psychologically safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving
Essential
Your skills and experiences:
Deep knowledge and practical experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban and SAFe)
Advanced user of the Atlassian suite, SharePoint, Microsoft Office applications and can develop and act on appropriate metrics
Can communicate with clarity, brevity and simplicity, and set simple, tangible priorities, eliminating complexity for faster customer delivery
Promote collaboration and influence stakeholders across organisational boundaries
Desirable
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification
Experience working in a data & analytics delivery environment
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Data & Analytics Team
The Data & Analytics Shared Service is at the heart of our company data landscape, bringing together data from our global operations and generating a broad range of insights to inform key business decisions.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 9th December 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Skills : "experience as a scrum master Data &Analytical Space" working in Automotive, insurance data background "and "JIRA, Excel, SharePoint experience" and " Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban and SAFe)."and "Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master SSM"
Salary : Up to £50000 per annum

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