Scrum Master - SC Cleared

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Role: Agile Scrum Master - SC Cleared

Duration: 10 months

Location: Leatherhead

A well established Leatherhead based technology solutions provider is looking for an Agile Scrum Master

As an Agile Scrum Master, you'll need to have strong communication and interpersonal skills, since you'll be working closely with employees across the entire company, including leadership, promoting the adoption of Agile. You will also have an excellent track record of working in fast-moving environment employing modern tools and techniques to empower the team to deliver first class products.

Skills and experience:

Essential: Proven agile scrum master skills (e.g. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban etc)

Desirable: Familiarity with Java software dev, experience of working on secure projects, experience of working with MOD

other Skills:

* Demonstrable experience in a professional Scrum Master or Agile Coach role

* Up to date knowledge on agile best practices

* Previous experience overseeing team transformation from Waterfall to Agile

* Expert in creating reports to understand where to concentrate our Agile transformation effort

* Ability to understand the level of agile maturity of the company, team members as well as leadership layer to plan the next steps.

* Good time-management skills

* Strong team and project management skills

This advanced solutions provider requires a driven and self-motivated Scrum Master to join their busy technical services team and motivate those around them. As a Scrum Master; your role will be to do whatever it takes to make your team successful, such as removing organizational impediments, facilitating meetings, and protecting the teams.

The successful Scrum Master will have a proven track record delivering multiple workstreams at enterprise level. You will also work closely with the product owners and other teams to establish acceptable criteria, demonstrating passion and willingness to invest time and effort with all involved to get the job done.

Essential requirements for this Scrum Master role;

*Excellent experience needed in dedicated scrum master position

*Cross functional team experience

*Experience running agile scrum events (planning, retrospectives, demos)

*Excellent communication skills, with a close working relationship with Product Owner/user experience team (ux)

*Experience working on multiple complex projects with multiple streams.

*Able to work in a high pressured multi team environment.

The Scrum Master will be a self-starter, an agile enthusiast, someone with the passion to want to continually grow and improve their craft, learn new tools and techniques to manage oneself and the team. The successful candidate will be able to cultivate an aptitude of disclosure and transparency to the business about development and the process and encourage business trust.

The company really look after their employees by offering structured training, the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge and a clearly defined career path. On top of this, they offer excellent remuneration including an incentive scheme to truly recognise and reward their staff.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.