Scrum Master

Location: Telford (2 days onsite per week) Duration: 6 Months Initial Contract Rate: Up to 500 per day IR35: PAYE Only Clearance: BPSS Required

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Scrum Master to join a major Tax Administration Modernisation Programme. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving requirements gathering, backlog creation and agile delivery practices as part of a large-scale transformation initiative focused on modernising a critical legacy platform. This programme will involve disaggregating an existing solution and helping to shape a new modern technical platform. Working closely with analysts, engineers and stakeholders, you will help establish robust delivery processes and support the creation of a sustainable capability for future development and support.The programme is expected to run for several years, offering the opportunity to contribute to a significant and impactful transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile and Scrum ceremonies across delivery teams

• Lead the derivation and analysis of existing system requirements

• Drive the creation and management of user stories and product backlogs

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and priorities

• Support planning activities across multiple workstreams

• Lead and mentor teams of analysts and delivery professionals

• Help establish scalable and sustainable Agile delivery practices

• Collaborate with engineering teams during analysis, design, build and testing phases

• Support the adoption of SRE best practices, automation and modern engineering approaches

• Contribute to initiatives exploring GenAI capabilities, including legacy code analysis and code conversion Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working as a Scrum Master within large-scale transformation programmes

• Strong stakeholder management skills

• Excellent leadership and team facilitation abilities

• Experience managing complex requirements and analysis activities

• Strong planning and organisational skills

• Experience creating and managing product backlogs and user stories

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to drive teams, influence stakeholders and establish new ways of working Desirable Experience

• Experience within large enterprise or public sector environments

• Exposure to application modernisation programmes

• Knowledge of SRE principles, DevOps practices and automation tooling

• Experience working with emerging technologies and AI-enabled delivery tools Required Skills

• Scrum Master

• Stakeholder Management

• Leadership

• Planning

If you're an experienced Scrum Master looking to contribute to a high-profile modernisation programme and help shape the future delivery capability of a critical platform, we'd love to hear from you.

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