Scrum Master

DXC Technology; Cowbridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Cowbridge seeks an experienced Scrum Master to lead agile delivery teams. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach teams on agile practices, and ensure project goals are met. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree, strong experience in software engineering, and relevant certifications. Competitive benefits are offered including private medical insurance and continuous training resources.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Gym membership discounts

Pension contribution schemes

Continuous growth and training opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in software engineering.
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master in Data & AI.
• Certifications: PSM I/II, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies and ensure team alignment.
• Remove blockers and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Support phased rollout planning across multiple domains.

Skills

Facilitating Scrum ceremonies

Coaching agile principles

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor/master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Git

Job description

Job Description:

Due to the customer requirements successful applicants must be eligible for high level UK Security clearance. Some travel to DXC & Customer sites may be required.

Scrum Master/Delivery Lead

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Scrum Master to lead agile delivery teams within our Custom Apps organisation. As part of a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment, you will facilitate agile practices across cross-functional teams working on advanced analytics, machine learning, and enterprise data platforms. You will play a key role in enabling delivery excellence, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies and ensure teams are aligned, focused, and empowered.
• Coach teams on agile principles and help them self‑organize to deliver high‑impact solutions.
• Remove blockers and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve delivery challenges.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineers to ensure sprint goals are met.
• Track and report team performance using agile metrics (velocity, burndown, dashboards).
• Promote Scrum values and drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback loops.
• Ensure backlog hygiene and sprint planning in tools such as JIRA and Azure DevOps.
• Support phased rollout planning and coordination across multiple library domains.
• Contribute to a transparent and traceable delivery process in line with SLA and governance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor/master’s degree or equal through experience.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in the software engineering industry with experience in a similar position.
• Strong organizational, project management and time management skills.
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master in Data & AI or technology domains.
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
• Hands‑on experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Git.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications: PSM I/II, PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist (preferred).

About DXC Technology

DXC Technology helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernising IT, optimising data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid cloud environments. With decades of driving innovation, the world’s largest companies trust DXC to deploy the enterprise technology solutions to deliver new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experiences. Learn more about the DXC story and our focus on people, customers, and operational execution at www.dxc.technology

DXC as an Employer

As an award‑winning, industry‑leading, Technology firm we offer some of the best experiences for our employees and clients. We offer very competitive salaries coupled with an exciting benefits package including private medical insurance, gym membership discounts, pension contribution schemes and much more! We believe in nurturing an environment of continuous growth and development, with free training from our expansive upskilling library available to all our employees at any time.

We encourage applications from those who may require flexibility in their working life for whatever reason, and/or those who are returning to the workplace. We’re committed to providing this flexibility on a long‑term basis.

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