Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme Bonus: £2,000

Grade: GG10

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

You will help the product owner to define and maintain a well refined product backlog that is prioritised and aligned with strategic goals

You will be responsible for identifying and addressing systemic impediments, actively working across teams to optimise delivery flow and remove impediments so the development team can focus on the work at hand

Facilitate the core Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives) ensuring they deliver value to development teams and stakeholders. Guide teams through PI Planning and System Demos, ensuring alignment with Agile Release Trains and broader business objectives

You will monitor key Agile performance metrics and use these insights to drive data-informed improvements and provide transparency to stakeholders at all levels

You will play a critical role in Agile transformation efforts, introducing frameworks, tools, and cultural practices that enable high-performing, autonomous teams. You’ll contribute to the evolution of Agile practices across multiple teams and portfolios, scaling Agile effectively and sustainably across the organisation

You will help build a trusting and psychologically safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Deep knowledge and practical experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban and SAFe)

Advanced user of the Atlassian suite, SharePoint, Microsoft Office applications and can develop and act on appropriate metrics

Can communicate with clarity, brevity and simplicity, and set simple, tangible priorities, eliminating complexity for faster customer delivery

Promote collaboration and influence stakeholders across organisational boundaries

Desirable:

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification

Experience working in a data & analytics delivery environment

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Data & Analytics team:

The Data & Analytics Shared Service is at the heart of our company data landscape, bringing together data from our global operations and generating a broad range of insights to inform key business decisions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.