Scrum Master

Victorian Government; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

Victorian Government's Enterprise Technology Services in Melbourne seeks a Scrum Master to coach Scrum practices at scale. The role is hybrid, working across multiple squads to ensure timely delivery of epics and features, remove impediments, and foster an Agile culture.

You'll mentor Product Owners and teams, align with governance, and support continuous improvement in a large ICT environment. Day rate $800 per day plus superannuation.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of agile in a large ICT environment.
• Experience leading in waterfall, iterative, incremental, and agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan, SAFe).
• Up-to-date understanding of agile best practices and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee Agile delivery across multiple squads and releases.
• Drive Agile best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Provide Agile leadership and mentoring to Product Owners, Scrum Teams, and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress of epics and features and support backlog management.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Cross-team coordination

Job description

Excellent Opportunity for a Scrum Masters !!!

Opportunity to work for a Victorian Government Client!!!

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Day Rates: $800/day + super

Project

Enterprise Technology Services is responsible for shaping, delivering, and supporting the technology ecosystem that underpins the Department. The team leads technology innovation, strategic initiatives, and end-to-end project delivery to improve operational efficiency and business outcomes.

Role

Provides specialist Agile advice and coaching to peers, continuously improving the execution of Scrum practices and processes. Servant leader for Scrum and Agile teams.

Accountabilities

• Coordinate and oversee Agile delivery activities across multiple squads, ensuring successful execution of program work packages and releases within agreed timelines.
• Drive Agile best practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and process optimisation to deliver business value and enhance service performance.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments, ensuring alignment with business objectives and departmental standards.
• Provide Agile leadership, coaching, and mentoring to stakeholders, Product Owners, Scrum Teams, and leadership to foster an effective Agile culture at scale.
• Monitor and report on the progress of epics and features, supporting product backlog management, product goal definition, and benefits realisation.

What you'll need to succeed

• Expert knowledge of, and demonstrated experience within a large ICT environment, of agile practice, leading to successful ICT improvement or transformation creating realised business value.
• Knowledge of, and experience in leading in a range of waterfall (e.g. PRINCE2, PMBOK) iterative, incremental and agile software development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan, SAFe)
• Significant, up-to-date knowledge and understanding of agile practice best practices, as well as emerging technologies and their potential value to the organisation.
• Significant change management and leadership skills in delivering continuous service and product improvement, utilising demonstrated agile practice skills.