Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham(minimum 60% office attendance;
60–90 min commutemax)Contract: 12 monthsDay Rate: Up to £600 (Umbrella) + agreed travel expensesSecurity Clearance: BPSSAbout the RoleWe are seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to join a new software engineering team delivering a high-priority backlog of items focused on service security, testability, resilience, and recoverability.This is a hands-on delivery role – not coordination-only. You will act as a Scrum Master/Delivery Manager, working directly with engineers on day-to-day delivery, driving sprint execution, and ensuring high-quality software outcomes.You will collaborate closely with technical leads and Product Managers to prioritise and refine the backlog, manage delivery risks and dependencies, and influence senior stakeholders with clear, evidence-based reporting.Key Responsibilities * Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. * Actively remove blockers and manage scope, flow, and prioritisation. * Work directly with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers in a modern software engineering environment. * Support delivery across complex technical concerns such as resilience, security, and recoverability. * Maintain and refine backlogs and delivery plans in collaboration with Product Managers and technical leads. * Provide transparent reporting and influence senior stakeholders with confidence.Essential Skills & Experience * Recent, hands-on agile delivery experience with software development teams. * Operating as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager during active software builds. * Delivery in modern engineering environments: Git, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native or platform-based services. * Strong senior stakeholder engagement and influence. * Practical experience managing delivery risks, dependencies, and complex backlogs. * High proficiency with Jira at team and programme level. * SFIA Level 6 capability demonstrated through applied experience.Candidates must clearly evidence what they delivered, how they delivered it, technical challenges faced, and solutions applied.Technical Environment * Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) as part of software delivery. * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). * CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices. * Automated testing and quality assurance practices. * Secure, resilient digital services.Desirable: Experience with platform or data engineering teams, previous government digital service experience, and ServiceNow delivery/change process familiarity.Location & Attendance * Minimum 60% office attendance required. * Candidates must live within a 60–90 minute commute from the office…