Agile Business Analyst/ Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced Agile Business Analyst / Scrum Master to join our consulting team on an initial contract basis. This dual-hat role is pivotal in bridging the gap between business stakeholders, Product Managers, and development teams, while actively driving Agile delivery using the Scrum framework. You will translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements, validate solution delivery, and ensure predictable, high?quality outcomes. Strong Azure DevOps (ADO) expertise and hands?on Agile experience are essential.

To act as the critical bridge between business and technology by:

• Ensuring solutions meet functional and integration needs
• Managing Scrum ceremonies and Agile delivery to achieve consistent, high?quality output

• Business & Integration Analysis
  • Translate complex business processes and Product Manager visions into clear user stories and technical requirements
  • Analyse, understand, and document system integrations, including data flows, APIs, webhooks, and dependencies between third?party platforms and internal systems
  • Define precise acceptance criteria and support functional testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Act as Scrum Master for the development pod
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Work closely with Project Managers to align sprint delivery with overall project timelines and business objectives
• Actively remove blockers and protect sprint capacity from scope creep
• Maintain Azure DevOps as the single source of truth for all development work
• Manage backlogs, sprint boards, dashboards, queries, and reporting within ADO
• Produce and present clear weekly and sprint reports covering progress, velocity, and delivery outputs
• Solution Validation & Quality Assurance
  • Verify delivered features against approved business and functional requirements
  • Ensure traceability from requirement through to delivery

• Azure DevOps (ADO) Mastery: Advanced proficiency in backlog management, queries, dashboards, and sprint reporting
• Integration Fluency: Proven ability to understand and articulate complex system integrations (APIs, webhooks, data payloads)
• Dual-Hat Experience: Demonstrated experience operating as both a Business Analyst and Scrum Master in a software engineering environment
• Agile Expertise: Deep, practical understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies with proven delivery execution
• Technical Translation Skills: Strong ability to translate business problems into clear technical workflows and solutions
• Experience working in a consulting or fast? paced delivery environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Comfortable operating across both strategic and delivery-focused discussions

• Relevant IT, Business Analysis, and/or Agile qualifications
• Agile or Scrum certifications (e.g. Scrum Master, Product Owner) are advantageous