Scrum Master

LA International; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join their team. You will play a key role in facilitating agile processes and leading large-scale IT and business transformations. The ideal candidate will have strong Agile certifications and experience with technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker. This role offers a competitive contract rate and is primarily remote, requiring occasional in-person meetings.

Qualifications

• Experienced leading large-scale IT and Business Transformation Projects.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders with strong communication skills.
• Experience working in an agile context with CI.

Responsibilities

• Passion for technology.
• Showing initiative and self-learning.
• Being a team player contributing to team capability.

Skills

Agile ScrumMaster (CSM, CSP-SM)

AWS

Cloud Formation or Terraform

Nginx

Linux administration

Packer

Git

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Overview

Ideally SC Cleared

Scrum Master

7 Month contract initially

Location: Remote (unless required to attend a meeting in person)

Rate: £625 - £715 p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Scrum Master to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Passion for technology
• Showing initiative
• Self-learning
• Being a team player, i.e. take ownership of contributing to the overall team capability and knowledge

Key Skills & Experience

• Method- Experienced and Certified Agile ScrumMaster (CSM, CSP-SM) (Scrum, XP, Kanban) as well as a project management methodology
• Technologies - The 'must have' requirements centre around the base technology platforms that we build all our infrastructure):
• AWS
• Cloud Formation or Terraform
• Nginx
• Linux administration
• Packer
• Collaboration tools (Git, Jira, Confluence, etc)
• Note the more senior the resource then the following become Must have's:
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Hashicorp tools (Packer, Consul, Vault, etc)
• Skills:
• Experienced leading large-scale IT and Business Transformation Projects (preferably in Public Sector)
• Experience of working with development teams
• Ability to manage senior (technical and programme) stakeholders with strong communication skills
• Working within an agile context with the use of CI
• Articulate a logical design, and understand how this translates to physical infrastructure
• Experience with defining and working with the constraint of NFRs such as cost, scalability, availability

Nice to have

• Technologies - The must have requirements centre around the base technology platforms that we build all our infrastructure):
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Hashicorp tools (Packer, Consul, Vault, etc)
• Other networking technologies
• Skills:
• Worked in a Cloud native environment
• Use of KANBAN

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.