Scrum Master

Date Posted:

2026-06-02

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Manchester, Lancashire

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Summary of role

We operate in a rapidly evolving cyber landscape, working to protect the nation from malicious actors. As a Scrum Master, you will play a key role in enabling fast, secure delivery and accelerating our ability to analyse and respond to emerging threats.

You’ll join a people-focused environment that values flexibility, empowerment, and creativity where teams are trusted to innovate, experiment, and continuously improve.

If you’re motivated by meaningful impact and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.

We are recruiting Scrum Masters to support our journey to provide maximum threat reduction across the globe. Working directly with our delivery teams, you will play a significant part in our vision. You will also receive plenty of support, formal and on-the-job training, and ongoing professional development. You’ll be supported with ongoing development to shape your career in the direction you choose.

Due to the interesting work we do and the sector we are working in, we require all candidates to currently hold eDV clearance.

Key responsibilities

Facilitate key Scrum events and regular team health checks
Promote, encourage and embed Agile principles within the team and organisation
Bring those more resistant to Agile ways of working along the journey towards true Agility and embrace their feedback
Ensure value-driven delivery, defining value within your team’s context and coaching them in how to break work down to achieve the most value
Proactively identify and remove impediments - thinking outside the box welcomed
Help teams to mature in their Agile practices
Foster a safe space for the team to experiment, celebrate success and failure, be candid, and to fail fast
Empower the team to problem solve
Support negotiation and conflict resolution
Foster positive and collaborative relationships across teams and organisations
Support the Product Owner with backlog prioritisation, creation of product goals and vision
Coaching advocate, supporting both Scrum teams and the wider organisation in adopting Agile practices
Champion best practices and continually seek ways to improve the team, delivery and self

Who are we looking for?

Strong facilitation and coaching skills, with the ability to guide teams through complex challenges
Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
Knowledge and demonstrable application of Agile fundamentals
Ability to influence without authority
Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM)
Keenness to learn, collaborate, and share best practices across the business and customers through our active Communities of Practices
Appreciation of latest technology trends and desire to explore software development models
Ability to effectively manage stakeholders and build relationships
Passionate about embracing and encouraging continuous improvement and innovation

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.]

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project
management. Practical to substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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