Job Description

Scrum Master (SC + NPPV3 Cleared)
Birmingham (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
£(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35)

Technical Scrum Master needed with both active SC Security Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid).

Paying up to £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in July 2026.

Technical Scrum Master with hands-on expertise with Java + Spring Boot microservices development skills to lead Agile delivery within an AWS Cloud environment.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office, plus occasional travel to the Croydon office.

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects:

• Technical Scrum Master with strong hands-on Java, Spring Boot, Microservices development + AWS Cloud environments.
• This is not a traditional Scrum Master role. The role will combine Agile leadership with deep technical capability in Java-based microservices, allowing you to actively challenge code, influence engineering decisions, and drive DevOps best practices across AWS platforms.
• Act as a technical authority in the squad, working closely with the Technical Delivery Manager, Product Owners, Architects, Developers + Testers to ensure high-quality, secure delivery of application and DevOps services.
• Agile Delivery Leadership: lead Scrum ceremonies and ensure effective sprint planning, execution + delivery outcomes.
• Technical Leadership & Engineering Oversight: review / challenge Java + Spring Boot microservices code to ensure adherence to clean code, performance, scalability + best practice.
• Influencing Software Engineering decisions relating to Java frameworks, design patterns + implementation approaches.
• Driving code quality improvements through reviews, static analysis + test coverage.
• DevOps / Engineering Excellence: driving CI/CD pipeline optimisation for Java-based services, including build, test + deployment automation.
• Governance, Metrics & Continuous Improvement: track delivery using DORA metrics + software engineering KPIs, monitor pipeline performance, defect rates + service reliability.
• Technical Expertise: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, AWS Cloud (EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudWatch), CI/CD for Java applications (Jenkins, GitHub), Docker, ECS, EKS.
• Advantageous Skills: Scrum / AWS / SAFe certifications (CSM, PSM etc).
• SC and NPPV3 Security Clearance are both essential for this position.