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Scrum Master – 12 month contract – Warton – £46.71ph UMB or £36.35ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

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Scrum Master

The Job

Scrum Master – 12 month contract – Warton – £46.71ph UMB or £36.35ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

Job description:

Our client is looking for a Scrum Master to support the Product Owner and Development team perform at their highest level as a whole Scrum team. The position involved removing any impediments to progress, facilitating meetings, working with the Product Owner to make sure the Product Backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint, gathering team level metrics and generally ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted correctly.

Main responsibilities:

  • Management of Sprints in accordance with Scrum Framework
  • Support of backlog creation and grooming
  • Running of daily Stand-Ups
  • Hold Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Demonstration and Sprint Retrospectives.
  • Obtaining buy-in and commitment from Sprint Team against the Sprint Plan
  • Planning of Sprints with the Sprint Team prior to the start of the Sprint in order to declare achievable Sprint goals
  • Drive success by understanding the priorities from the Product Owner and senior stakeholders
  • Maintaining and reporting of Sprint Burn downs and timely reporting of deviations from plan, providing suggestions for any re-planning required based upon the priorities within the Sprint Backlog
  • Reporting Sprint progress and status
  • Support the team in improving estimation techniques and breaking down of work
  • Communication of estimates for planned work

    • What we are looking for in you:

  • Experience of running Scrum for software/infrastructure teams
  • Comfortable using Atlassian suite of products – JIRA and Confluence
  • Previous experience performing a similar role
  • Scrum Master certification (desirable)

    • Security requirements: Full SC

    This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a Criminal Record Check and currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC. You must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship and have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum 5 year period. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.

    The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.