Scrum Master 3

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Who Speclialist Work With Day to day the specialist will work with the Agile Delivery Teams and the Business, managing and running Sprint ceremonies including daily stand ups, planinng meetings, showcases and retrospectives. Working with the Business to ensure that the work has been adequately prioritised and has specific businesss benefit. The roles includes supporting the Product Owner to maintain a product delivery roadmap that identifies deliverables, dependencies and milestones. What Specialists Work On "Borders IT require Scrum Masters to help deliver multiple Agile projects within the Digital Services at the Border (DSAB) Programme , which are deployed upon a secure cloud environment running a distributed big data platform. The current projects within the programme are: Border Crossing (BX), Advance Border Control (ABC) or Advanced Freight Targeting Capability (AFTC)" Where the Work Takes Place The specialist will be predominantly based at Home Office premises at Lunar House, Croydon, CR9 2BY, but may be required to attend Marsham Street, London, SW1; and MetroPoint , Croydon; Surrey; or other locations as necessary. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The specialist is expected to alongside existing delivery teams focussed on specific outcomes. The specialist will conform to prevailing Home Office rules & procedures. The specialist requires being physically on site Monday – Friday. Approximate hours are 08:00 – 18:00. Expenses will conform to Home Office internal policies and will not be payable within the M25. Work Location The specialist will be predominantly based at Home Office premises at Lunar House, Croydon, CR9 2BY, but may be required to attend Marsham Street, London, SW1; and MetroPoint , Croydon; Surrey; or other locations as necessary. Security Clearance SC Security Clearance is required. Additional T&Cs This role is deemed to be outside the scope of IR35 of the Intermediaries legislation. Candidates may be working towards obtaining SC clearance and must possess this by the latest start date. The HO may support the candidate with this process, but this must be in place by employment commencement. Candidates with DV Clearance have already undergone SC level checks will also be considered. Work History/ CV's will be requested once the shortlisting process is complete. Skills & Experience At least two years experience in the use of Agile methodologies. (15%) Run Sprint ceremonies including daily stand ups, planning meetings, showcases and retrospectives (10%) Light-touch leadership that employs a highly collaborative approach to guide people without controlling them but employing authority when the situation requires. (5%) Facilitating inclusive decision-making and conflict resolution. (5%) Knowledge or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, estimating, TDD, continuous integration, pairing, automated testing. (5%) Guiding and mentoring skills that demonstrate the Agile values and principles. (3%) Remove impediments that are preventing the team from delivery (5%) Growing and facilitating highly motivated and capable teams to deliver innovative software products, as well as less experienced teams. (2%) Nice to Haves Experience of working on digital by default service standard compliant government website (5%) A highly developed understanding of government organisations, and how to operate and communicate at the varying levels of management (2%) Will have a background in Technology with proven success in a complex programmes (3%) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Ability to work under pressure and prioritise a very varied work schedule Understanding of working across a broad geographical area and different functional departments with competing priorities Work closely with colleagues and be transparent and collaborative in all communications Be respectful and work with integrity and flexibility. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range 850