Agile Coach/Lead Scrum Master

Lead Scrum Master

UK citizenship required.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.

New Malden - hybrid

Salary: £60,000 - £78,000 DOE

Clearance: SC (or eligible)

Role

Define Possible at Northrop Grumman UK

At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow. We call it Defining Possible.

This mindset goes beyond our customer solutions; it’s the foundation for your career development and the impact we have within the community. So, what’s your possible?

Opportunity

This role supports the increasing need to protect our national security through the development of products and solutions in an Agile environment. Working on strategically important National Defence Programmes, the Agile Coach / Lead Scrum Master is accountable for the effectiveness of their teams. They do this by supporting the adoption and application of lean‑agile practices, both within their teams and the wider organisation, through coaching, mentoring and facilitating.

Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi‑domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a servant‑leader and facilitator to support teams in the day‑to‑day operation of their lean‑agile practices and work across several teams in an advisory/coaching and assurance capacity.
• Actively facilitate team‑of‑teams events (e.g. Planning Interval Planning, Continuous Improvement Workshops) and supporting activities such as roadmap development to ensure that the relevant objectives are achieved.
• Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate.
• Support the team in identifying and tracking metrics and data to support data driven decision making.
• Support teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through training, coaching and mentoring.
• Support the organisation with change initiatives and continuous improvement with a focus on lean‑agile principles.
• Develop and grow a team of Scrum Masters / Team Coaches.

Benefits

We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits include private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications / experience

• Practical experience of servant‑leadership in agile teams.
• Thorough knowledge of lean‑agile principles, practices and methods.
• Excellent organisational and facilitation skills.
• Adept with Jira or similar tools including data analysis.
• Holds an advanced Scrum Master certification e.g. PSM II / III, SASM.
• Experience of Agile Coaching or qualifications including ICP‑ATF, ICP‑ACC or ICE‑AC.
• Experience of and/or certification in agile‑at‑scale framework e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.

Security Clearance

You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government security clearance in line with the job role (SC). Our requirement team is on hand to answer any questions and we will guide you through the process: talentenquiries@uk.ngc.com.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

Job Category: Program Management