Job Description

Your Impact

At Leonardo UK, the work you do directly contributes to technologies that help keep people safe. As a Scrum Master, you’ll enable high-performing engineering teams to deliver complex capabilities at pace—supporting mission-critical systems developed within our Future Combat Air (FCA) Line of Business.

Part of the Electronics Division, FCA leads the delivery and integration of advanced electronic systems for the global defence market. Working as a Prime Contracting Office for major programmes such as Team Tempest and the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Acquisition Programme, the team also develops innovative products that support the architecture and integration of large, complex systems of systems.

As a Scrum Master, your impact will be felt across our engineering teams. You’ll create the conditions for delivery by enabling collaboration, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. By helping teams deliver new features and enhancements quickly and continuously, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our technology evolves at the speed required to support operational success.

What you will do

• You'll join a creative team developing solutions for new and existing platforms.
• You’ll facilitate Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retrospectives and reviews/demos).
• You’ll be part of Program Increment planning.
• You’ll be responsible for collation of flow metrics.
• You'll be mentoring, coaching and teaching engineers as an expert in scrum and agile best practices.
• You'll be collaborating with your Product Owner and the development team to shape the product vision and roadmap.
• You'll be supported to develop your skills, reach your goals and become better every day.
• You’ll be the Servant Leader for the development team.
• Depending on your level of experience you may lead our Scrum Master Community and coach/mentor a number of other Scrum Masters.
• Depending on your project you may present the development team status at Agile Release Train sync meetings to the Release Train Engineer and other scrum teams.

What you'll bring

The only skill we need you to have is experience as a Scrum Master, even if not within defence.

• Coaching and mentoring
• Knowledge of the SAFe framework
• Experience as a Scrum Master in a larger scale project
• Knowledge of flow framework and metrics
• Continuous improvement
• Establishing high performing agile teams

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid