Scrum Master at Parico, Heathrow, 6-12 Months, £600-£650 per day

Location: Farnborough or Heathrow

Salary: Up to £600-£650 per day (inside IR35)

Duration: 6-12 month contract, possible extension

*Candidates applying must ideally hold a high form of Government Clearance*

A Little About Us:

Parico is an established technology business with a history of delivering innovative and secure solutions to Public Sector customers across the United Kingdom. Our team are motivated individuals that help each other to do remarkable things every day. We face challenges together and we win together. At Parico, we deliver world-class solutions that transform the way that our clients use technology.

The Role:

Parico is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to work on exciting and dynamic programmes who thrives on enabling high-performing Agile teams within a small business environment. You will play a key role in solving complex and challenging problems across the Public Sector landscape, fostering collaboration, continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

You’ll have the freedom to be truly innovative, to roll up your sleeves, embed within technical teams and do what it takes to enable the successful delivery of impactful technical solutions to our customers’ complex problems. You will support teams developing greenfield IT systems, services and software for our clients, leveraging cloud services and on-premise infrastructure components.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives) and ensure effective Agile delivery practices are embedded

• Proactively identifying and resolving obstacles that impact team velocity, delivery timelines and overall effectiveness.

• Coaching teams and stakeholders in Agile best practice, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability and high performance.

• Enabling effective backlog refinement, prioritisation and ensure alignment between technical teams and business/customer expectations

• Tracking and communicating progress, risks and dependencies using metrics, particularly in environments requiring governance oversight

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrated success supporting Agile teams in delivering technology solutions, ideally within Public Sector or regulated environments

• Deep understanding of Agile principles and team coaching practices

• Ideally you’ll have an understanding of governance, compliance and stakeholder expectations within Defence contexts

• Ability to influence at multiple levels, including senior stakeholders, while maintaining team autonomy

• Practical experience managing boards, backlogs, reporting and documentation within recognised Agile toolsets

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and meet the requirements, please submit your application today. At Parico, we believe a diverse workforce is a successful workforce. We actively work to empower balanced teams which represent ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community and all genders. 

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