AMS PSR

On behalf of Information Commissioners Office, we are looking for a Scrum Master (Inside IR35) until 31/03/2026 contract based Remotely with occasional travel to the Wilmslow office.

As a Scrum Master, your main responsibilities will be:

• Be primarily responsible for the timely and on-cost delivery of product features during the project inception and delivery phases
• Support the Product Owner – holding the product team to account for delivery of the Vision, Features and Stories committed to achieve a successful MVP
• Supporting the Product Owner in developing User Stories and grooming/prioritising of the product backlog
• Inspire product/project teams to be agile, user-centred, high-performing, collaborative, and trusting
• Leverage User Centred Design and data driven iteration to ensure maximum value from delivered MVP
• Working with Product Teams, Application Support, Software Testing and Infrastructure to reduce blockages and ensure timely delivery
• Management of 3rd party vendors involved in project delivery including responsibility for delivery and the identification & communication of risk

Essential:

• Strong experience working within Agile
• Expert experience with Jira.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, ICO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DE&I Commitment

ICO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant 

ICO guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".