Team leader/scrum master - united kingdom, cardiff

are you an experienced team leader/scrum master looking to rise to a new challenge?

pepper advantage is one of the leading specialist loan servicing companies in the uk and we are currently looking for a bright, enthusiastic, and driven candidate to join our technical services team in cardiff as a team leader/scrum master.

if you are open to a new opportunity and would like the chance to work within an organisation which can offer competitive benefits and career progression, then this is the role for you.

we are looking for a highly motivated professional to lead a dynamic cross-functional team in delivering client-based change encompassing all aspects of the sdlc.

you will be expected to contribute to design discussions, advise the business stakeholders on solutions, as well as progress reporting on the active pipeline of change.

the areas of work will include (but not be limited to) the following: enhancement of the pepper .net software platform (api and front-end gui), high-level and low-level design documentation, as well as provision of development reporting.

you will mainly be using agile methodologies but should be acquainted with others like waterfall. this position will call on your knowledge, experience, and creativity to become a key player in client change which will demand an extremely high attention to detail and accuracy.

the main responsibilities of a team leader/scrum master will include:

overseeing the client change team:leading stand-ups and workshopsscheduling resource; planning workloads, and delegating tasks ensuring environment availabilitycommunicating goals and deadlines to team membersacting as point of escalation, clearing roadblocks, and providing prioritisation guidanceassessing team performance and providing feedback to employeesbeing the primary point of contact for the team with stakeholders and other internal customersensuring all developments fit within the overall system architecture and design strategy, and making sure code is of a consistent and appropriate standardensuring that coding standards are adhered to, and that code is built using industry best practice to provide full audit and control capabilitiesworking with all stakeholders to best prioritise system developments and delivering to agreed release schedulesensuring documentation is utd and accurateadopting practises to increase team efficiency, and providing motivation and guidance for process improvementassessing team performance and providing feedback to employeescollaborating with other change teams that work in both agile and waterfall methodologiesproviding reports on status and delivery performanceproviding accurate estimates and ensuring that delivery timelines are metestablishing and maintaining appropriate internal control safeguardsinteracting with other managers to provide project management expertise to deliver changeconsider tcf and outcomes in all aspects of strategic planningthis team leader/scrum master role would suit candidates with experience in the following areas: sql, t-sql, jira, phoebus, it, user interfaces, jenkins, client change, sdlc, waterfall, implementation.

essential skillsexperience of leading a development team or acting as a scrum masterknowledge of jira and strong sql server t-sql skillsgood knowledge of microsoft excelself-reliant and self-motivateddetail-orientated and able to work to tight deadlinesstrong english verbal and written communication skillsan enthusiastic and a positive member of the team recognised by your colleagues as a valued and effective team playerto be able to work within established internal controls and maintain a high standard of quality across all your tasksaccurate, well organised, and reliabledesirable skillsknowledge of jenkins would be usefulhaving the ability to form productive relationships at all levelsknowledge of dimensions access accounting and phoebus will be of benefit but not essentialabout companywe currently operate in nine jurisdictions across the uk, europe, and asia pacific, and have over us$50 billion in assets under management. we employ more than 1,100 people to look after 65 clients and 1,000,000 end-users - and we're growing fast. through heavy investment in tech-enablement and data and analytics, we are driving operational efficiency, empowering clients, and expanding our remit all over the world.

working across commercial and residential real estate, personal and sme loans, credit cards, asset finance and point of sale, our advanced credit intelligence platform enables us to arrive at the best solutions for our clients and their customers, and always pushes for the right outcome, whatever financial journey they're on. as an employee of the pepper advantage community, you'll be part of a unique global-scale data network, giving you access to all the latest market trends and opportunities. you have to be in it to get the full advantage!

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