Senior Scrum Master

Leonardo; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave and flexi-days

Award-winning pension scheme

Free mental health support

Access to online courses

Flexible working options

Spending allowance on benefits

Job summary

Leonardo is looking for a Scrum Master based in Gloucester to lead agile delivery teams solving complex challenges. This role requires experience in high-security environments, with a focus on fostering collaboration, improving processes, and delivering customer value.

You will guide teams in the Scrum methodology, coach stakeholders, and promote continuous improvement. Join us for an opportunity to work within a key sector alongside talented professionals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Lead in complex and high-security environments.
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and delivery principles.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile teams in the delivery of projects and services using Scrum.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Identify and remove blockers, enabling teams to maintain momentum.

Skills

Agile Leadership Experience

Delivery Enablement

Coaching & Facilitation

Metrics & Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Tool Proficiency

Agile Governance

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Job description

Your Impact

Are you ready to lead agile delivery teams in solving complex problems and delivering high‑value outcomes? At Leonardo UK, our Scrum Masters play a pivotal role in enabling agile teams to thrive – fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. You’ll work across delivery, engineering, and product teams to ensure agile practices are embedded, outcomes are measurable, and teams are empowered to succeed.

Job Description

Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team‑centric manner. The role involves working at our Customer’s site in Gloucestershire for up to four days per week to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and our customers. It focuses on delivering, maintaining, and improving platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence, government and public sector services. You will need to hold UK DV clearance while in this post.

What you will do as a Scrum Master

• Lead agile teams in the delivery of projects and services using Scrum or other agile frameworks.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify and remove blockers, enabling teams to maintain momentum and focus on value delivery.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on agile principles, roles, and practices.
• Track and report team metrics, supporting transparency and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Delivery Managers to align delivery with business goals.
• Support agile maturity across the organisation, contributing to agile communities of practice.
• Champion psychological safety, team empowerment, and inclusive collaboration.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Lead in complex and high‑security environments across defence or government.
• Experience working in software development and knowledge of software and release lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and delivery principles.
• Ability to coach teams and stakeholders in agile ways of working.
• Experience using agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or equivalent.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive mindset focused on team success, customer value, and continuous improvement.

Core areas (must have)

• Agile Leadership Experience leading agile teams and facilitating agile ceremonies.
• Delivery Enablement Ability to remove impediments and support incremental delivery.
• Coaching & Facilitation Skilled in coaching teams and facilitating collaboration.
• Metrics & Reporting Experience tracking team performance and supporting improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement Ability to work across delivery, product, and engineering teams.
• Tool Proficiency Confident using agile collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Miro).
• Agile Governance Understanding of agile governance, risk management, and compliance.

Desirable

• Experience in hybrid or scaled agile environments (e.g. SAFe, LeSS).
• Familiarity with DDaT delivery principles and government service standards.
• Agile certifications (e.g. PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, ICAgile).
• Exposure to DevOps practices and agile engineering environments.
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments (e.g. defence, government).
• Ability to mentor junior Scrum Masters or agile team members.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply; this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https //careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

• Time to Recharge – Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your Future – Award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters – Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks.
• Never Stop Learning – Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Tailored Perks – Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits such as private healthcare, lifestyle discounts, and gym memberships.
• Flexible Working – Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location

GB - Gloucester

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Onsite