Senior Scrum Master - Financial Services

Our client is looking for a Senior Scrum Master to start ASAP on a 6 month contract, with a view to extend thereafter.

Role is INSIDE IR35

Candidates must have worked in a delivery environment and be able to work in a very Agile / Waterfall manner.

Financial services experience is essential - Ideally Pensions.

Knowledge and Experience

• Highly experienced and knowledgeable of the Scrum delivery methodologies
• Business knowledge to understand the relevant business objectives and issues
• Experienced coach in the Scrum process
• Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices as well as other methodologies that will allow you to coach the team on possible techniques.
• Experience working with distributed software development products and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teamwork in and across teams and organizations.
• Hands-on management of Scrum projects and their outcomes, rather than passively collecting and reporting metrics.
• Experience with JIRA, JAMA and/or Confluence.
• Preference for Agile certifications (scrum master or product owner)

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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