Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Agile Delivery Manager for our public sector client based in Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham on an initial 12-month contract, paying up to £600 per day (Inside IR35).
This role offers hybrid working with approximately 3 days per week .
The successful Senior Agile Delivery Manager will be a hands-on, technically engaged delivery leader with recent, evidenced experience leading software engineering teams through active build work.
You will act as Scrum Master, drive sprint delivery, manage blockers and dependencies, and engage confidently with engineers, architects and senior stakeholders on a daily basis.
You will need proven experience working with the following:
1. Acting as Scrum Master or Delivery Manager within active software development teams, leading ceremonies, managing flow and maintaining delivery momentum
2. Working directly with software developers, testers and DevOps engineers within modern engineering environments
3. Delivery within technical environments including CI/CD pipelines, version control, cloud-native or platform-based services
4. Managing complex backlogs, risks, issues and dependencies across multiple initiatives
5. Senior stakeholder engagement, influence and evidence-based delivery reporting
6. High proficiency in Jira at both team and programme level
Experience within UK government digital services and familiarity with ServiceNow would be beneficial.
Interested? Please apply below.
Senior Agile Delivery Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, CI/CD, Jira, AWS, Azure, Software Delivery, Public Sector, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham
Requirements
Acting as Scrum Master or Delivery Manager within active software development teams, leading ceremonies, managing flow and maintaining delivery momentum Working directly with software developers, testers and DevOps engineers within modern engineering environments Delivery within technical environments including CI/CD pipelines, version control, cloud-native or platform-based services Managing complex backlogs, risks, issues and dependencies across multiple initiatives Senior stakeholder engagement, influence and evidence-based delivery reporting High proficiency in Jira at both team and programme level