Agile Coach National Security West

Agile Coach - Gloucester - National Security West

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is looking for an Agile Coach to join our team in Gloucester. The role supports teams in adopting and scaling Agile practices, providing coaching, mentorship, and facilitating collaboration across our high‑profile National Security projects.

Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom
Employment type: Full‑time
Seniority level: Mid–Senior level
Grade: GG08 – GG09
Hybrid working arrangements available.

We are looking for a passionate Agile Coach who can guide teams and organisations to adopt an Agile mindset. The role ranges from junior to mid‑level and involves coaching, mentoring and enabling teams to deliver value in complex environments.

• Help individuals, teams and the wider organisation understand how to implement, adopt and embrace an Agile mindset.
• Coach teams and organisations to adopt Agile ways of working and embody the Agile mindset beyond just following Scrum.
• Ensure teams and organisations understand and adhere to Agile theory and practices, facilitating stakeholder collaboration and removing barriers.
• Accountable for team effectiveness: promoting self‑organisation, removing impediments and facilitating ceremonies.
• Support healthy team dynamics by creating psychologically safe environments.
• Use emotional intelligence and soft skills to uncover and explore issues impacting business value delivery.
• Navigate complexity and operate across various Agile capacities, including Scrum Master, Kanban facilitator and Scaled Agile frameworks.
• Act as a change agent, community builder, and leader, attending conferences and local meet‑ups to grow the Agile community.

• Experience coaching at least one team not directly managed by you.
• Led and coached a department or small business‑unit in Agile adoption and implementation.
• Facilitated the wider Agile/Scrum community within your organisation.
• Comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders and mentoring using various Scrum/Agile techniques.
• Experience or understanding of Agile scaling frameworks such as Scrum@Scale, LeSS, SAFe, and Nexus.

BAE Systems offers an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. Our recruitment processes are designed to be inclusive and provide reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Employee Referral Scheme: £5,000 referral bonus.

We embrace hybrid working, allowing you to work from home, another BAE Systems office or client site. Hybrid Working supports increased flexibility, work–life balance, and well‑being.

Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard and may require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically involving 5–10 years of continuous UK residency.