Scrum Master - Acoustic Programmes

QinetiQ

Job title: Scrum Master

Location: Can be majority remote, Bristol, Portsmouth, Farnborough or Malvern

About the role

QinetiQ are looking for a Scrum Master to join the Maritime Test, Evaluation, Training and Tactics team and lead a range of technical activities to integrate new and existing noise ranging systems at the Range facilities, as well as providing advice that will directly impact defence operations.

What will I be doing?

The Scrum Master will be working with one or more teams to:
Coach the team in self-management and cross-functional working.

Coach and mentor other employees and business leaders in supporting team self-organisation.

Remove impediments to the Scrum Team’s progress and protect them from distractions

Coach and mentor the team in other organisational and business activities that enhance self-organisation.

Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

Help the team establish practices that enhance quality, lowers technical debt and increases product value.

Work with one or more product owners to support and educate in Agile/Scrum best practices to refine and maintain product backlogs.

Advocate for agile initiatives and best practice across the programme

Define and report on sprint metrics.

What do I need?

You should have experience as a Scrum Master.

The Scrum Master should have experience with Agile methodologies.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

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Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.