Technical Delivery Lead – Scrum Master

Institute of Science and Technology Austria; Wien; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for personal growth

Stable working environment

Beautiful campus location

Job summary

A leading research institute in Austria is looking for a Software Development Specialist to drive digital transformation projects. Your role will involve managing development tasks while collaborating with business analysts and external partners to ensure a successful execution of projects. Ideal candidates have a background in computer science or related fields, strong Agile and Scrum experience, and excellent communication skills to convey technical information effectively. Join us to grow your career in a stable and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical role such as Developer, Technical Analyst, or QA Lead.
• Strong knowledge of APIs and databases relevant to applications.
• Good working knowledge in German is an advantage.
• Excellent working experience in Agile development and Scrum methodology.
• Scrum certification (Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master).
• Good knowledge of project management methods and tools as well as business process design.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• High degree of focus and accuracy, also when working on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Working language is English, good working knowledge in German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the execution of development projects.
• Organise the backlog and manage development tasks.
• Act as a Scrum Master leading development sprints.
• Organising the backlog, defining release packages, managing development tasks
• Continuously improving the software development process at ISTA
• Acting as a Scrum Master (leading stand-ups, planning sprints, reviews and retrospectives)
• Defining tests, coordination and implementation of user acceptance tests (UAT)
• Providing technical and end-user documentation

Skills

Requirements engineering

Agile development

Scrum methodology

Technical specifications

Project management

User acceptance testing

Technical documentation

System architectures

Education

Higher education in computer science or related field

Tools

Scrum

Microsoft 365

Job description

Your Responsibilities

Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services. With a team of about 50 experts, we will redesign the Institute's digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute’s rapid growth. As part of this strategy, we are refining, consolidating and extending the service portfolio of our internal software development. Join us on an exciting journey to make this transformation a success! As part of our Software Development team, you will play a leading role in defining, managing, and overseeing the execution of our development projects. These projects include continuous improvements of our existing services, the modernisation of legacy applications, the introduction of a new low-code platform, and the integration of new services like Microsoft 365 into our system landscape. Your responsibilities include:

• Working on requirements engineering, with our business analysts, internal clients, and external partners
• Writing technical specifications and acceptance criteria from business requirements
• Breaking down larger features or epics into user stories and technical tasks for developers
• Organising the backlog, defining release packages, managing development tasks
• Continuously improving the software development process at ISTA
• Acting as a Scrum Master (leading stand-ups, planning sprints, reviews and retrospectives)
• Defining tests, coordination and implementation of user acceptance tests (UAT)
• Providing technical and end-user documentation

Your Profile

• Higher education in computer science, information technology, business management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong knowledge of the system architectures, APIs, databases, and general technical concepts relevant to our applications
• Prior experience in a technical role (e.g. Developer, Technical Analyst, or QA Lead)
• Excellent working experience in Agile development and Scrum methodology
• Scrum certification (Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master)
• Good knowledge of project management methods and tools as well as business process design
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• High degree of focus and accuracy, also when working on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Working language is English, good working knowledge in German is an advantage

ISTA is growing. Grow with us!

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world who strive to support our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment. Get an insight!