Scrum Master

Raytheon Systems; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Flexible benefits

Sick pay enhancements

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Scrum Master to support its Cyber delivery teams in Gloucester. The role focuses on facilitating Scrum events, coaching teams in Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Clear communication with stakeholders and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential. The successful candidate will join a mature, agile landscape with training and development opportunities, hybrid work options, and a strong emphasis on security and

Qualifications

• Strong facilitation and coaching skills to guide teams through challenges.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum/kanban) and applying Agile fundamentals.
• Ability to influence without authority and foster collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate key Scrum events and team health checks.
• Promote and embed Agile principles within the team and organisation.
• Support backlog refinement and product goal alignment with the Product Owner.
• Help teams mature in Agile practices and resolve impediments.
• Foster collaboration across teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Agile

Stakeholder management

Certified Scrum

Continuous improvement

Job description

Job title - Scrum Master

Location - Gloucester

Permanent

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to currently hold eDV clearance.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Cyber

Our National Security Cyber business delivers mission-critical solutions that safeguard our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in a mature, agile environment, our SCRUM teams work synchronously with our customers to solve some of the toughest digital challenges faced in the world today.

Role & Responsibilities

We are recruiting Scrum Masters to support our journey to provide maximum threat reduction across the globe. Working directly with our delivery teams, you will play a significant part in our vision.

You will also receive plenty of support, formal and on-the-job training, and ongoing professional development.

You'll be supported with ongoing development to shape your career in the direction you choose.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate key Scrum events and regular team health checks
• Promote, encourage and embed Agile principles within the team and organisation
• Bring those more resistant to Agile ways of working along the journey towards true Agility and embrace their feedback
• Ensure value-driven delivery, defining value within your team's context and coaching them in how to break work down to achieve the most value
• Proactively identify and remove impediments - thinking outside the box welcomed
• Help teams to mature in their Agile practices
• Empower the team to problem solve
• Support negotiation and conflict resolution
• Foster positive and collaborative relationships across teams and organisations
• Support the Product Owner with backlog prioritisation, creation of product goals and vision.
• Coaching advocate, supporting both Scrum teams and the wider organisation in adopting Agile practices.
• Champion best practices and continually seek ways to improve the team, delivery and self.

Required experience

• Strong facilitation and coaching skills, with the ability to guide teams through complex challenges.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
• Knowledge and demonstrable application of Agile fundamentals
• Ability to influence without authority
• Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM)
• Keenness to learn, collaborate, and share best practices across the business and customers through our active Communities of Practices.
• Appreciation of latest technology trends and desire to explore software development models.
• Ability to effectively manage stakeholders and build relationships.
• Passionate about embracing and encouraging continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits:

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.