Scrum Master (Active SC Clearance) at Amber Labs, Remote/London, 12 Months, £Contract Rate

Scrum Master (Must Have current SC Clearance)

Role: Contract position, remote with occasional travel to the London office

Length: 12 Months, Inside IR35 only

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master with experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS, to guide agile teams and ensure the effective execution of projects. The Scrum Master will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, remove blockers, and coach the team in agile principles, ensuring they deliver high-quality solutions within AWS cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate Agile Practices: Guide the team in agile/scrum best practices, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

AWS Integration: Work closely with development and DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment and operations on AWS.

Remove Impediments: Identify and address blockers that may slow down or impede the team's progress.

Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize the backlog and clarify requirements.

Agile Coach: Mentor team members on agile principles, fostering continuous improvement and team empowerment.

Performance Tracking: Track key Scrum metrics such as velocity, burn-down charts, and ensure continuous feedback loops.

Ensure AWS Best Practices: Collaborate with cloud engineers to ensure that the solutions are designed and implemented based on AWS best practices.

Team Empowerment: Encourage the team to become self-managing and foster collaboration across all roles.

Skills & Qualifications:

Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent).

Experience in AWS Cloud Services: Good understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).

Agile Methodologies: Deep knowledge of agile frameworks, particularly Scrum, and experience managing agile teams.

Technical Background: While this is not a hands-on technical role, experience with software development or cloud engineering is highly beneficial.

Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to anticipate and remove impediments that affect the team's ability to meet project goals.

Experience in DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud deployment automation is a plus.

Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate the team to achieve project goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Agile Tools: Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.

Knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework and AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Developer certification is a plus.

Experience in Enterprise Environments: Experience working in large-scale projects or with distributed teams.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes:

Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all.

Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace.

By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities.

This role at Amber Labs is a contract position, and all employees are required to meet the SC clearance Standard. Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to advise you on the next steps. We have a two-stage interview process for most of our consultants. In certain cases, we may include a third and final stage, which is a conversation with the company Partners. This will only be considered if deemed necessary.