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# Lead Scrum Master

- **Company:** Datasource
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £78,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Data Analysis, JIRA, Decision Support Systems, Cisco Nexus Switches, Scrum Methodology
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.datasourcerecruitment.co.uk/jobs/lead-scrum-master/

## About the Role

Our client is looking for a Lead Scrum Master to join their team working on strategically important Defence programmes in an Agile environment. You'll need solid hands-on experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with a strong grasp of lean-agile principles and mentoring and coaching.

The ideal candidates will have a Defence background.

Working Patterns and location - Hybrid - 2-3 days on site per week, · Practical experience in a servant-leadership capacity within agile teams.

· Thorough knowledge of lean-agile principles, practices and methods.

· Strong organisational and facilitation skills across multi-team environments.

· Proficiency with Jira or similar agile tools, including data analysis.

· Advanced Scrum Master certification such as PSM II, PSM III or SASM.

· Experience with agile-at-scale frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS or Nexus.

· Experience coaching agile teams or holding agile coaching qualifications (ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC or ICE-AC).

· Experience working on Defence or government programmes is ideal.

## Description

· Act as servant-leader and facilitator supporting multiple teams' day-to-day lean-agile practices.

· Facilitate team-of-teams events including Planning Interval Planning and Continuous Improvement Workshops.

· Identify and remove impediments blocking teams from achieving their goals.

· Support teams in tracking metrics and data to enable data-driven decision making.

· Coach, mentor and train teams and individuals to improve performance and hit objectives.

· Drive organisational change initiatives with a focus on lean-agile continuous improvement.