Junior Scrum Master
đ Location: Farnborough (4 days per week on-site)
â° Hours: 37.5 per week
đď¸ Start Date: February 2026
(Allows time for DV clearance checks and alignment with project kick-off. Interviews and offers can take place earlier.)
đ Contract Duration: 7 months
đˇ Pay Rate: ÂŁ600-ÂŁ700 per day (Umbrella)
âď¸ IR35: Inside IR35
đ Clearance Required:
- Clearance to Start: DV
- Clearance for Role: DV
âĄď¸ Candidate must already hold active DV Clearance
â Top 3 Key Requirements
- đ Strong Agile delivery experience - especially using SAFe
- đ Understanding, analysing and reporting Sprint performance
- đŁď¸ Excellent communication & facilitation skills - confident running SCRUM events
đ Job Description
We are looking for a Junior Scrum Master to support the delivery of an important IT application and infrastructure solution for a mission-critical end user. You will join a motivated, high-performing team working on one of the UK's leading programmes.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Scrum Master with hands-on experience across the Agile lifecycle and the ability to operate effectively within demanding timeframes.
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Required Skills
- đ Agile delivery experience, particularly using SAFe
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Competence in facilitating SCRUM ceremonies: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews & Retrospectives
đ Strong grasp of Sprint performance metrics, including how to measure and evaluate Sprint efficiency
đ§Š Experience partnering with Product Owners to define, prioritise and refine backlog items
đ Proven ability to work with distributed SCRUM teams, both virtually and onsite
đď¸ Background contributing to complex IT solutions for large government bodies or major private organisations
đ Willingness to travel to Client and customer sites as required
âď¸ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across multiple stakeholder groups
đ Desirable Skills
- đď¸ Experience delivering IT services into UK government departments
- đ Knowledge of asset and knowledge discovery, including producing knowledge articles
- đŻ Experience coaching Agile team members
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.