Agile Scrum Master

Sopra Steria; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Medical insurance

Pension

Life assurance

Holiday

Job summary

Sopra Steria in the UK is seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master to lead delivery of secure IT infrastructure for a major Defence programme in Basingstoke. You will embed Agile ways of working, remove blockers and align teams across engineering, architecture, networks and security to deliver priority outcomes.

The role requires strong Scrum Master credentials within complex, governed environments and Active MoD DV clearance, plus excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Active MoD Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is essential.
• Strong experience working as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery professional within complex technical programmes.
• Demonstrable experience delivering within an IT infrastructure environment, with an understanding of networks, servers, platforms, cloud, virtualization or infrastructure services.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with experience applying them pragmatically within complex and highly governed environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills, with the confidence to manage blockers, challenge constructively and drive delivery forward.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives and backlog refinement.
• Support infrastructure and technical teams in planning, prioritising and delivering work across Agile sprints and delivery increments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Project Managers and technical leads to manage priorities, dependencies, risks and blockers.
• Coordinate delivery across multidisciplinary infrastructure teams, including engineering, architecture, networking, platforms, security and service functions.
• Track sprint progress, capacity and delivery commitments, providing clear reporting and visibility to programme and customer stakeholders.
• Coach teams in Agile ways of working, driving continuous improvement and helping create a collaborative, high‑performing delivery environment.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

DV clearance

Job description

Are you an experienced Agile Scrum Master with a strong background in delivering IT infrastructure within highly secure Defence environments? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence & Security sector is looking for an experienced Agile Scrum Master to join a significant Defence technology programme, supporting the delivery and integration of secure, mission‑critical IT infrastructure. You will work closely with technical delivery teams, Product Owners, Project Managers, Architects and customer stakeholders to embed effective Agile ways of working, remove delivery blockers and ensure teams remain focused on priorities, dependencies and successful outcomes.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives and backlog refinement.
• Support infrastructure and technical teams in planning, prioritising and delivering work across Agile sprints and delivery increments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Project Managers and technical leads to manage priorities, dependencies, risks and blockers.
• Coordinate delivery across multidisciplinary infrastructure teams, including engineering, architecture, networking, platforms, security and service functions.
• Track sprint progress, capacity and delivery commitments, providing clear reporting and visibility to programme and customer stakeholders.
• Coach teams in Agile ways of working, driving continuous improvement and helping create a collaborative, high‑performing delivery environment.

What you'll bring

• Active MoD Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is essential.
• Strong experience working as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery professional within complex technical programmes.
• Demonstrable experience delivering within an IT infrastructure environment, with an understanding of areas such as networks, servers, platforms, cloud, virtualisation or infrastructure services.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with experience applying them pragmatically within complex and highly governed environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills, with the confidence to manage blockers, challenge constructively and drive delivery forward.

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Permanent
• Location: Basingstoke
• Security Clearance Level: Active MoD DV
• Internal Recruiter: Josh
• Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Benefits

• £5,400 car allowance, which can also be taken as cash.
• 25 days’ holiday, with the option to purchase up to an additional 10 days per year.
• AXA medical insurance.
• 6% pension contribution.
• life assurance at 4x salary.

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety‑and‑security‑critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.