Scrum Master in Manchester

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

We operate in a rapidly evolving cyber landscape, working to protect the nation from malicious actors. As a Scrum Master, you will play a key role in enabling fast, secure delivery and accelerating our ability to analyse and respond to emerging threats.

You’ll join a people-focused environment that values flexibility, empowerment, and creativity where teams are trusted to innovate, experiment, and continuously improve. If you’re motivated by meaningful impact and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.

We are recruiting Scrum Masters to support our journey to provide maximum threat reduction across the globe. Working directly with our delivery teams, you will play a significant part in our vision. You will also receive plenty of support, formal and on-the-job training, and ongoing professional development.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector we are working in, we require all candidates to currently hold eDV clearance.

• Facilitate key Scrum events and regular team health checks
• Promote, encourage and embed Agile principles within the team and organisation
• Bring those more resistant to Agile ways of working along the journey towards true Agility and embrace their feedback
• Ensure value-driven delivery, defining value within your team’s context and coaching them in how to break work down to achieve the most value
• Proactively identify and remove impediments - thinking outside the box welcomed
• Help teams to mature in their Agile practices
• Foster a safe space for the team to experiment, celebrate success and failure, be candid, and to fail fast
• Empower the team to problem solve
• Support negotiation and conflict resolution
• Foster positive and collaborative relationships across teams and organisations
• Support the Product Owner with backlog prioritisation, creation of product goals and vision
• Coaching advocate, supporting both Scrum teams and the wider organisation in adopting Agile practices
• Champion best practices and continually seek ways to improve the team, delivery and self

• Strong facilitation and coaching skills, with the ability to guide teams through complex challenges
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
• Knowledge and demonstrable application of Agile fundamentals
• Ability to influence without authority
• Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM)
• Keenness to learn, collaborate, and share best practices across the business and customers through our active Communities of Practices
• Appreciation of latest technology trends and desire to explore software development models
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders and build relationships
• Passionate about embracing and encouraging continuous improvement and innovation

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.
• Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.
• Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

Requires advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project management. Practical to substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.