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# Scrum Master

- **Company:** Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Salary:** £117,000.0 - £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Capability Maturity Model, Scrum Methodology, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/scrum-master/bright-purple-resourcing-job107687324

## About the Role

* Proven experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach or Agile Delivery Lead.
 * Strong experience embedding Agile ways of working within technology teams.
 * Hands-on Jira administration experience, not just day-to-day usage.
 * Ability to configure workflows, boards, permissions and reporting.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
 * Experience managing risks, dependencies and delivery across multiple teams.
 * A pragmatic approach to Agile, focused on outcomes rather than process.

Nice to have

 * Experience introducing Agile into organisations transitioning from traditional delivery models.
 * Experience working across Digital, ERP or Technology Transformation programmes.
 * Experience working alongside third-party suppliers.
 * Atlassian certifications or Agile qualifications would be advantageous.

## Description

We're working with a well-known organisation embarking on an exciting Agile transformation and are looking for an experienced Scrum Master / Agile Coach to help shape the future of delivery across multiple technology teams.

This is more than a traditional Scrum Master role. You'll play a key part in helping the organisation transition to a more mature Scrum way of working, coaching teams, embedding Agile best practice and driving continuous improvement across the wider technology function. Alongside this, you'll own the day-to-day Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring delivery remains structured, predictable and transparent.

What you'll be doing

 * Acting as Scrum Master across multiple product teams.
 * Coaching teams and stakeholders in Agile and Scrum best practice.
 * Facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
 * Driving Agile maturity and continuous improvement.
 * Removing delivery blockers and managing cross-team dependencies.
 * Working closely with Product Owners and technology leadership to improve delivery outcomes.
 * Owning Jira administration, including boards, workflows, permissions, dashboards and reporting.
 * Creating transparency around delivery, risks, capacity and progress.


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