Scrum Master

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Eviden, part of the Atos Group, with an annual revenue of circa € 5 billion is a global leader in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation. As a next generation digital business with worldwide leading positions in digital, cloud, data, advanced computing and security, it brings deep expertise for all industries in more than 47 countries. By uniting unique high-end technologies across the full digital continuum with 47,000 world-class talents, Eviden expands the possibilities of data and technology, now and for generations to come.

Within the AMS practice, Eviden provides on-going application support and development for a wide range of systems including bespoke applications and third-party COTS packages. This covers areas such as Incident Management, Problem Management, Service Request delivery, Development changes and enhancements. The latter typically require the design and documentation of a solution and proposal before the development work commences.

We have an Agile mindset and approach to our service, where we adapt to change, learn through failure, and encourage feedback to bring in consistent improvement.

We employ DevOps to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery of high software quality. This compliments our Agile mindset and approach to software development.

Candidates must haveBPSSclearance and be eligible forSC level.

• Adopt a customer focus to understanding what the customer and user needs.
• Guide and coach the scrum team on agile practices and principles to deliver quality products.
• Facilitating the agile delivery, ensuring scope and objectives are understood by the scrum team.
• Supporting the Product Owner (PO) to develop a Product Roadmap and maintain a prioritised Product Backlog.
• Coordinates the agile ceremonies including daily scrum, sprint planning, review, and retrospectives.
• Manages the agreed sprint backlog, monitoring the burndown and maintaining velocity.
• Leading the cross functional scrum team to influence and drive decisions, supporting the PO managing stakeholder expectations.
• Continuously improve the high performing team through recognition of strengths and development opportunity.
• Ensures any blocker / impediments to the scrum teams progress is surfaced and resolved as soon as possible.
• Attends the scrum of scrums and supports the senior scrum master.
• Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
• Collaborates with programme leadership team communicating progress in the scrum of scrums as well as participating in Programme increment Planning.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proficient in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Scrum of Scrums, with a deep understanding of the software development life cycle and traditional project management.
• Exceptional skills in communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and coaching.
• Skilled in user story refinement, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.
• Strong planning and problem-solving abilities with product management and delivery teams; experience in training and mentoring team members.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings at various organizational levels, with a solid grasp of facilitation techniques.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and experience with collaboration tools like Azure ADO, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile techniques such as INVEST, 3 Amigos, BDD, TDD, Pairing, Automated Testing, and Continuous Integration.
• Capable of clear and concise documentation, and effective interaction with stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of mainstream technology solutions and modern architectural principles, including SOA.
• Proven experience with the software development life cycle, having played a key role in successful software delivery.

Additional Agile Knowledge:

• Familiarity with other Agile approaches like DevOps, DevSecOps, XP, Kanban, DAD, SAFe, and FDD.

Nice to have Skills & Experience

• Experience with public sector projects and familiarity with the Government Design System (GDS).

Qualifications & Certifications:

• Must have: Level 1 Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM I).
• Nice to have: Level 2 Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSP, PSM II) is desirable.

We Care About Our Employees' Happiness By:

• 25 days paid leave;
• Wellbeing program & work- life balance- integration and passion sharing events;
• Private medical and dental care;
• Pension contributions up to 10%;
• Flex benefits program;
• Courses and certifications opportunities;
• Conferences and Expert Communities;
• Charity and Eco initiatives.

As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all applicants, especially, differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to making reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs.