Scrum Master

Job title:

Scrum Master

Company

Social Security Scotland

Job description

Overview:Scrum Master | Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee Base Location | £45449 – £54419 + £5,000 DDaT Pay Supplement after 3 month qualifying period | Full or Part Time Hours | Flexi-time | 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege| Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45% employer contributions 28.97%)|Social Security Scotland currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master to join our Cloud Engineering branch.In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on the successful delivery of technical outputs within the delivery teams. Collaboration is essential, as you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and will attend senior management meetings to provide updates and recommendations. This role offers the means to continually develop your skills and experience and provides numerous progression opportunities alongside a great work/life balance.This role involves collaboration with colleagues from various technical teams as well as the wider organisation. This includes attending senior management meetings to provide updates on progress and recommendations based on potential risks. You will maintain boards, plans, and reports that allow stakeholders to easily track the progress of their projects.Additionally, you will have the opportunity to develop and lead a team consisting of Developers, Business Analysts, and Quality Assurance Analysts. Collaborating closely with other Scrum Masters, you will work together to deliver business objectives.We aim to develop within Social Security Scotland, a positive and inclusive culture, which supports our people to flourish, by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity and respect and recognise each other’s contributions.The Chief Digital Office (CDO) division within the Social Security directorate is delivering an ambitious digital programme to support the transfer of welfare powers to the Scottish Government, supporting the strategy of a leading digital organisation and ensuring Scotland becomes a leading digital nation. The CDO is responsible for delivering the cloud infrastructure, capability and solutions that will support the Social Security Programme and ultimately Social Security Scotland, an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.What Do We Offer You?We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.

• B3 – Salary between £45449 – £54419 plus a £5000 annual Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period. This supplement is backdated and paid with your monthly salary.
• Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
• You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 11½ days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
• Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
• Career progression – join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45% employer contributions 28.97%).
• Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
• Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets.

DDaT Pay SupplementThis post attracts a £5,000 DDaT pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join the professional development scheme, currently BCS RoleModel plus.Hybrid WorkingWe embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum of 2 days per week in your assigned location. Base office location can be in either Dundee or Glasgow.About UsSocial Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and has the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over £300m, we are delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.Responsibilities:

• Manage and co-ordinate the outputs of one or more engineering teams using appropriate and agreed Agile methodologies, learning & iterating frequently
• Work prioritisation and decision making within the assigned team(s)
• Report progress, delays, risks and issues to relevant governance boards and stakeholders
• Review, challenge and adjust performance levels to ensure quality outcomes are delivered on time, rewarding success
• Assist in resolution of delivery blockers
• Champion and coach Agile Delivery Methodology within the team(s)
• Act as escalation point for delivery teams
• Work with other SCRUM Masters to ensure output dependencies are identified and logged
• Support the Product Owner(s) and Infrastructure Delivery Manager(s) in the management of a pipeline of potential new initiatives/projects, determining whether (and how) these can be executed within the finite development resources in a specified time
• Fundamental to pipeline management is the ability to align the decision-making process for estimating and prioritising new projects with the Transformation strategy
• Support the Product Owner in the management of the overall Cloud Engineering product roadmap, ensuring project outputs and programme outcomes are captured and tracked and dependencies managed and effectively communicated Qualifications:

No specific qualifications are required for this post.How To ApplyTo apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process.A CV (no longer than two pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements – this is accessed through the candidate profile.In addition, please record your Personal Statement (no longer than 750 words). This should clearly demonstrate how your skills, qualities and experience meet the following essential criteria:1. Strong Agile experience, balancing priorities, leading teams, facilitation skills, and strong communication.
2. Experience of balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity within a digital environment.
3. Experience of leading Agile teams across both business and technical environments.
4. Meeting and workshop facilitation skills, including problem analysis and retrospection.When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description.If we receive a large number of applications, we may complete an initial sift on the first essential criteria.Following the sift of applications there will be a telephone interview as part of the Assessment process, prior to interview.If you are invited to an interview this will be held in person in either Agnes Husband House, Dundee or High Street, Glasgow.If you pass the sift but are not invited to the first round of interviews, you may be invited to a subsequent round. Any queries on this please contactWe aim to provide feedback on request, however; if we receive a large number of applications it may not be possible for us to provide feedback on your application if you are not invited to attend an interview/assessment. We will provide feedback on request to all candidates that attend an interview/assessment.Interview/Assessment InformationHere are details of the Competencies required for this role which you will be tested against if you are invited to attend an interview and undertake a digital assessment:

• Self Awareness
• Communications and Engagement
• Improving Performance
• Analysis and Use of Evidence
• DDaT Technical Skill Assessment

Reserve ListIn the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 9 months.Recruitment ContactTo learn more about this opportunity, please contact Nyree Faulkner who can be reached atPlease note that we will not engage with external recruitment agencies for this post.Further InformationThe successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at .Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition –If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the Resourcing Team viaIf you are interested in us contacting you about further available vacancies, please to receive job alerts.

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Location

Glasgow

Job date

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 06:24:37 GMT

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