Agile PMO & Scrum Master

+ Long term contract

+ Outside IR35

+ £500 to £550 per day

+ DV Cleared role

+ Full time onsite in Hampshire

Key Skills:

+ DV Clearance

+ Infrastructure & Network background

+ Full time onsite

We are looking for a PMO & Associate Scrum Master to support a large-scale Defence IT programme operating within a SAFe Agile environment. This role is ideal for a PMO or Project Delivery professional with Defence experience who is looking to develop their Scrum Master skills while maintaining a strong delivery and governance focus.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day programme and project delivery activities.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestones and dependency trackers.
• Monitor progress, risks and issues, providing regular status reporting.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops and Programme Increment (PI) Planning activities.
• Maintain project documentation, governance records and action logs.
• Support resource planning, change control and cross-team dependency management.
• Act as Associate Scrum Master for one or more Scrum teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and help remove team impediments.
• Support sprint planning, backlog management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with Product Owners, Architects, Technical Leads and stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• 3-5 years' experience in PMO, Project Coordination or Delivery Support within Defence.
• Experience supporting software or IT delivery teams.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience working in a SAFe environment.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM or equivalent).
• SAFe certification or exposure.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps and Microsoft Project.