At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead agile teams to deliver projects and facilitate collaboration.
- Company: Join Leonardo UK, a global leader in innovative technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, mental health support, and access to 4,000+ online courses.
- Other info: Hybrid working options and a commitment to inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by solving complex problems in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Scrum Master and knowledge of agile frameworks required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Are you ready to lead agile delivery teams in solving complex problems and delivering high-value outcomes? At Leonardo UK, our Scrum Masters play a pivotal role in enabling agile teams to thrive — fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. You’ll work across delivery, engineering, and product teams to ensure agile practices are embedded, outcomes are measurable, and teams are empowered to succeed. Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner.
What you will do as a Scrum Master:
- Lead agile teams in the delivery of projects and services using Scrum or other agile frameworks.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coach teams and stakeholders on agile principles, roles, and practices.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and Delivery Managers to align delivery with business goals.
- Support agile maturity across the organisation, contributing to agile communities of practice.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Lead in complex and high security environments across defence or government.
- Experience working in software development and knowledge of software and release lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and delivery principles.
- Ability to coach teams and stakeholders in agile ways of working.
- Experience using agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or equivalent.
- Experience leading agile teams and facilitating agile ceremonies.
- Skilled in coaching teams and facilitating collaboration.
- Experience tracking team performance and supporting improvement.
- Confident using agile collaboration tools.
- Understanding of agile governance, risk management, and compliance.
- Experience in hybrid or scaled agile environments (e.g. PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, ICAgile).
- Exposure to DevOps practices and agile engineering environments.
- Ability to mentor junior Scrum Masters or agile team members.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance.
- Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks.
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits such as private healthcare, lifestyle discounts, and gym memberships.
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.
Contract Type: Permanent
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