About this role
Midlands (Hybrid)
Initial 3 Months
£350-450/day Outside IR35
REED Technology are recruiting on behalf of a leading UK organisation embarking on a major technology transformation programme focused on building and integrating modern digital platforms.
The project has recently commenced, with a small core team already in place consisting of senior technical specialists responsible for backend services, platform integration, and solution delivery. As the programme scales, a Scrum Master is required to establish and embed Agile best practices, support delivery teams, and help drive successful project outcomes.
This is an opportunity to join a programme at an early stage and play a key role in shaping delivery processes, team collaboration, and Agile maturity.
The programme consists of two primary workstreams:
Backend & Integration
- Large-scale integration of multiple business platforms and services.
- Significant API and middleware development activity.
- Existing technical leadership already in place.
- Additional engineering and integration resources being added as the programme grows.
Front-End Delivery
- Development of modern user-facing applications.
- Potential growth of the front-end team as the project evolves.
- Collaboration across multiple technical disciplines.
The organisation is also adopting AI-assisted software engineering practices, utilising modern development tools to accelerate delivery and improve productivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate all Agile and Scrum ceremonies, including:
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Stand-ups
- Sprint Reviews
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Backlog Refinement
- Act as a servant leader, coaching team members on Agile principles and Scrum best practices.
- Support the creation and continuous improvement of Agile delivery processes.
- Identify and remove blockers to ensure effective sprint delivery.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Engineers, QA and stakeholders to manage priorities and dependencies.
- Monitor sprint progress, team velocity and delivery metrics.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
- Ensure transparency around risks, issues and delivery challenges.
- Support the onboarding and integration of new team members as the programme scales.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience working as a Scrum Master within software development environments.
- Strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum methodologies.
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies for technical delivery teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience managing delivery risks, dependencies and impediments.
- Ability to work effectively within fast-paced and evolving project environments.
- Strong coaching and facilitation capabilities.
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting integration-heavy technology programmes.
- Previous involvement in digital transformation initiatives.
- Exposure to modern software engineering practices.
- Experience working with distributed or growing Agile teams.
- Understanding of AI-assisted software development environments.
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent certification.
If you have the relevant skills and experience for this role and immediately available (or available with a short notice) please apply using the link provided.