At a Glance
- Tasks: Coach teams on Agile principles and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.
- Company: Leading defence organisation focused on innovative engineering programmes.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, hybrid working, and generous pension contributions.
- Other info: Great opportunities for learning, development, and career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while developing your Agile expertise.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
Anson McCade are supporting one of the UK's leading defence organisations as they continue to grow their Agile capability across a number of complex, large-scale engineering programmes. This is an opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master or Agile Practitioner to join a highly collaborative environment where you'll play a key role in helping multidisciplinary teams deliver critical technology that supports UK defence and national security.
What you'll be doing:
- Coaching multidisciplinary engineering teams on Agile principles and Scrum best practice
- Facilitating Scrum ceremonies, planning sessions and Agile workshops
- Removing delivery blockers and enabling teams to deliver effectively
- Supporting teams in improving collaboration, transparency and continuous improvement
- Working with stakeholders to increase Agile maturity across programmes
- Mentoring individuals and teams while championing self-organisation and high-performing delivery
What they're looking for:
- Previous experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Practitioner or Agile Coach
- Strong understanding of Scrum and Agile methodologies with the ability to coach and influence teams
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies within delivery teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience within engineering, software, embedded systems, manufacturing or another complex technical environment would be advantageous
What's on offer:
- £45,000 - £64,000 depending on experience
- Annual bonus
- Hybrid working (3-4 days on-site)
- Up to 14% employer pension contribution
- Paid overtime
- Up to 15 additional flexi leave days
- Excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities
We think you need these skills to ace Agile Coach
Coaching
Scrum Mastery
Agile Methodologies
Facilitation Skills
Stakeholder Engagement
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving Skills