Salary: £30,000 - 60,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience as a Scrum Master operating at SFIA Level 5 Prior hands-on experience in software development and testing Strong understanding of agile delivery frameworks and delivery lifecycles Experience in complex, multi-team environments Confident communicator able to challenge and influence stakeholders Experience in government or regulated environments Agile / Scrum certification (PSM, CSM, SAFe) Awareness of DevOps and modern testing practices Responsibilities: Act as Scrum Master across multiple engineering delivery teams, facilitating all Scrum ceremonies Drive delivery outcomes while applying agile principles pragmatically Identify and remove delivery impediments, risks, and dependencies Use technical experience to assess delivery health, quality, and readiness Work closely with Developers, Testers, Product Owners, and Delivery Leads Provide clear delivery updates to stakeholders and align with governance requirements Technologies: AWS DevOps Java Kubernetes Cloud More: We are looking for an experienced SFIA Level 5 Scrum Master with a background in software development and testing. This is a delivery-focused role where we need someone who understands the end-to-end delivery lifecycle and can apply agile pragmatically to help ensure work is delivered successfully. We are ideally seeking someone who has delivered heavy development projects in environments similar to HMRC, using technologies such as Java, AWS, and Kubernetes. This is not a purely facilitative role; we want someone who brings a technical lens to delivery, identifies risks early, challenges constructively, and adapts ways of working to keep delivery on track. The role is a contract position, inside IR35, based in Telford with ideally two days per week onsite, and requires SC eligibility. last updated 24 week of 2026