Working on strategically important National Defence Programmes, the Lead Scrum Master is accountable for the effectiveness of their teams. Act as a servant-leader and facilitator to support teams in the day-to-day operation of their lean-agile practices or work with several teams in an advisory / coaching and assurance capacity Actively facilitate team-of-teams events (e.g. Program Increment Planning) and supporting activities such as roadmap development to ensure that the relevant objectives are achieved Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate Lead on the identification of training and development needs, for the team as a whole and for individual team members as required Support teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through training, coaching and mentoring Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams Thorough knowledge of agile principles, practices and methods, particularly Scrum Excellent organisational and facilitation skills Holds an advanced Scrum Master certification e.g. PSM II / III, SASM Experience of Agile Coaching or qualifications including ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC or ICE-AC