Senior Scrum Master

Salary: £30,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience operating at SFIA Level 5 as a Senior Scrum Master or Delivery Manager
• Strong background in Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks
• Demonstrable experience leading cross-functional delivery teams within complex programmes
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and facilitation abilities
• Skilled in conflict resolution and team dynamics
• Ability to operate effectively at both team and programme levels
• Hands-on experience with Agile tooling such as Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps
• Prior delivery experience within HMRC, UK Government, or GDS environments

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Agile delivery across one or more Scrum teams
• Ensure delivery aligns with programme objectives, milestones, and outcomes
• Support delivery across multiple workstreams and complex services
• Operate at programme level to influence delivery strategy and execution
• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Maintain team cadence, focus, and predictability of delivery
• Ensure Agile best practices are consistently applied
• Coach teams in Scrum principles, Agile ways of working, self-organisation, ownership, and accountability
• Support Product Owners to prioritise backlogs effectively and maximise value delivery
• Drive continuous improvement in team maturity and Agile capability
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers, Product Managers, Architects, and SMEs
• Provide regular updates on progress, risks, blockers, and dependencies
• Ensure alignment with governance, reporting, and assurance frameworks
• Influence stakeholders at both team and programme levels
• Identify and remove delivery blockers and inefficiencies
• Drive improvements in team velocity, collaboration, and quality of delivery
• Enable teams to operate autonomously and effectively
• Manage Agile tooling such as Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps
• Track and report on sprint progress, burn-down charts, and velocity metrics
• Ensure transparency and visibility of delivery across stakeholders

Technologies

• Azure
• Confluence
• DevOps
• Support
• JIRA
• Kanban
• Cloud

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to drive Agile delivery across one or more squads within HMRC programmes. This is a remote role with ad hoc travel as required, offered at a rate of £500 per day inside IR35. The contract starts with an initial 4-month discovery phase and is expected to transition into a long-term engagement with rolling 6-month Statements of Work. We require BPSS clearance, and the role is BYOD.

last updated 27 week of 2026