Find your next tech and IT Job or contract Scrum

At CGI, we deliver mission-critical solutions that shape the future of secure digital services, and as a Scrum Master you will play a pivotal role in driving high-performing Agile teams to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. We empower our professionals to take ownership of delivery, champion innovative ways of working, and collaborate closely with stakeholders to unlock measurable value. Joining us means contributing to forward-looking programmes that demand excellence, resilience, and creativity, while being supported by a community committed to your growth and success. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is position predominately based on a secure site.

As part of our growth and the expansion of high-impact transformation projects, we are looking for a motivated, structured, and results-driven Scrum Master ready to make a real difference within dynamic and complex environments. Your Mission As a Scrum Master, you will play a key role in fostering Agile maturity within cross-functional teams. You will act as a servant leader, facilitator, and change agent, ensuring that teams deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. You will promote collaboration, continuous improvement, transparency, and accountability in environments where quality, security, and performance are critical. Your Responsibilities Ensure the effective and consistent application of Scrum principles and Agile best practices Support teams in delivering high-quality increments aligned with business goals Organize and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement Identify and remove impediments while proactively managing risks and dependencies Support the Product Owner in backlog structuring, value prioritization, and roadmap clarity Foster collaboration between technical, functional, and business stakeholders Promote a culture of continuous improvement and Agile mindset adoption Monitor team performance through relevant KPIs and Agile metrics Contribute to scaling Agile practices when operating in multi-team environments You will work on transformation initiatives spanning digitalization, operational optimization, data-driven programs, and innovation projects.

Role Title: Agile Coach Location: Glasgow Duration: 31/12/2026 End client: BARCLAYCARD Days on site: 2-3 Rate INSIDE IR35 £447.50 MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: As an Agile Coach, where you will develop scrum principles and sprint goals aligned to industry best practices and the banks objectives, to foster a high-performing technology team and support the successful progression on scrum projects. To be successful as an Agile Coach you should have experience with: * Implementations and executions of large-scale agile frameworks. * Previous experience as an Agile coach in an enterprise setting. * Facilitated negotiations at various levels with stakeholders. Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include * Agile certifications and qualifications. * Previous experience as a Scrum Master. * Strong background in technical development. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. Purpose of the role To develop scrum principles and sprint goals aligned to industry best practices, and the banks objectives, to foster a high-performing technology team and support the successful progression on scrum projects. Accountabilities * Management and fostering of a high performing engineering team, by providing high quality technical guidance and support to resolve complex challenges aligned to the banks technology practices, industry best practice and the banks business objectives. * Identification and implementation of process improvement initiatives to enhance the technology development process in an efficient and effect manner. * Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and innovations, actively contributing to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence and growth. * Collaboration with business stakeholders, developers and other technology teams to ensure technology initiatives align with business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements. Agile Coach Expectations * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. * If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.. * OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. * Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. * Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. * Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. * Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. * Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. * Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. * Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. * Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. Please send latest CV LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

We are looking for a highly organized and facilitative Scrum Master to support our Agile squads in delivering a next-generation fund-distribution market infrastructure, built on cloud-native, microservice-based, and blockchain-enabled technologies. The Scrum Master will ensure that Agile principles are deeply embedded within the team, enabling predictable delivery, continuous improvement, and strong alignment between engineering, product, and operational priorities. Acting as a servant leader and coach, this role helps teams remain focused, removes impediments, and fosters an environment where collaboration, transparency, and long-term product thinking can thrive. The ideal candidate combines strong Agile expertise with excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and is comfortable working in fast-paced, mission-critical fintech environments. Your responsibilities include Agile Delivery & Team Facilitation · Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, refinement sessions). · Ensure that the team consistently delivers high-quality increments aligned with sprint goals and product roadmap. · Maintain sprint velocity, delivery metrics, and predictability through proper planning and backlog discipline. · Encourage ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the squad. Impediment Removal & Risk Management · Identify and proactively remove blockers that impede the team’s progress. · Work with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and other stakeholders to resolve cross-team dependencies. · Escalate issues appropriately while maintaining a problem-solving mindset at team level. · Promote risk awareness and ensure that impediments are surfaced early and handled transparently. Coaching & Agile Best Practices · Coach team members in Agile values, Scrum practices, and effective collaboration techniques. · Support Product Owners in backlog refinement, prioritization, and preparation of user stories. · Guide engineers and analysts in defining clear acceptance criteria, estimation practices, and work breakdown. · Promote iterative development, continuous testing, and definition-of-done adherence. Process Improvement & Delivery Optimization · Analyze and improve team workflow, sprint metrics, and cross-team alignment. · Encourage automation, testability, and DevOps collaboration to improve release cadence and quality. · Facilitate retrospectives to turn insights into actionable improvements. · Drive a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and operational excellence. Communication, Transparency & Stakeholder Alignment · Ensure that progress, risks, and priorities are clearly communicated to Product Owners and Engineering Leads. · Maintain clear sprint dashboards, burndown charts, and delivery insights for stakeholders. · Help coordinate communication between squads when multiple teams contribute to shared components or features. · Foster strong collaboration between product, engineering, QA, architecture, and client-facing teams. Support for Regulatory & Quality Requirements · Ensure that Agile practices support compliance, auditability, and documentation requirements appropriate for financial market infrastructure. · Encourage quality-first practices including automated testing, code reviews, and readiness checks. · Support Release Management and QA teams during sprint reviews and release planning. Key skills § Deep understanding of Agile frameworks, especially Scrum and Kanban. § Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills. § Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to work across technical and non-technical teams. § Familiarity with cloud-native and microservice delivery models. § Understanding of financial workflows, market infrastructure, or fintech environments (preferred). § Strong analytical skills and comfort with metrics-driven decision making. § Ability to build trust and foster team cohesion in high-pressure and regulatory-conscious environments. Required experience 4–7+ years as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or similar role. Experience supporting multiple Agile squads in complex software delivery environments. Exposure to fintech, blockchain/DLT, or regulated financial services is a strong plus. Experience with tools for backlog management and reporting. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and influence team culture. Certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or similar) preferred but not mandatory if experience is strong.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI is looking for a highly talented, driven, and dynamic Scrum Master with a passion for leading teams. At CGI, you will be involved in a mission critical project working alongside dedicated people like yourself, building forward looking solutions and making an impact with both internal and client stakeholders. CGI’s capabilities and our client engagements will offer you an exciting path for growth. Our roles are only available if you hold a UK Security Clearance and are a sole UK National due to the secure nature of the project. You will either hold a higher level clearance or be willing to obtain it. Any individual without security clearance is welcome to apply and will always be considered for this or wider opportunities in CGI, where appropriate. This position is located in London, working predominantly on the client's site.