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About the Role

This role supports the increasing need to protect our national security through the development of products and solutions in an Agile environment. Working on strategically important National Defence Programmes, the Agile Coach / Lead Scrum Master is accountable for the effectiveness of their teams. They do this by supporting the adoption and application of lean-agile practices, both within their teams and the wider organisation, through coaching, mentoring and facilitating.

Responsibilities

Act as a servant-leader and facilitator to support teams in the day-to-day operation of their lean-agile practices and work across several teams in an advisory / coaching and assurance capacity
Actively facilitate team-of-teams events (e.g. Planning Interval Planning, Continuous Improvement Workshops) and supporting activities such as roadmap development to ensure that the relevant objectives are achieved
Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate
Support the team in identifying and tracking metrics and data to support data driven decision making
Support teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through training, coaching and mentoring
Support the organisation with change initiatives and continuous improvement with a focus on lean-agile principles.
Develop and grow a team of Scrum Masters / Team Coaches

Requirements

Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams
Thorough knowledge of lean-agile principles, practices and methods
Excellent organisational and facilitation skills
Adept with Jira or similar tools including data analysis
Holds an advanced Scrum Master certification e.g. PSM II / III, SASM
Experience of Agile Coaching or qualifications including ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC or ICE-AC
Experience of and/or certification in agile-at-scale framework e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Nexus
Must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government security clearance in line with the job role (SC)

Skills

lean-agile principles
Jira
data analysis
Agile Coaching
SAFe
LeSS
Nexus

Location

New Malden - hybrid

Work Type

hybrid
full-time

Experience Level

Lead

Education Level

Advanced Scrum Master certification
Agile Coaching qualifications
Agile-at-scale framework certification

Salary/Compensations

£60,000 - £78,000 DOE

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working options
Optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off
Private health care
Career development opportunities
Performance bonuses
Pension benefits
Investment in future development

About the Company

At Northrop Grumman UK, our mission is to solve the most complex challenges by shaping the technology and solutions of tomorrow.
Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence.
We are part of a global team of 100,000 colleagues.
Every day we contribute to building a more secure and connected world, expanding our reach from land, sea, and air to space and cyberspace.
We are passionate about growing and supporting our inclusive community where everyone can belong.

Equal Opportunity

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.