Scrum Master

FinXL Professional Services Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FinXL Professional Services is seeking a Scrum Master to join our Agile Practice and be deployed with a leading Banking client on a 6+ months contract in Sydney CBD and some days in Norwest.

You will facilitate delivery teams migrating core applications from on-premise to cloud environments while driving automation and infrastructure modernization, aligning with risk and governance frameworks, and supporting long-term programs of work.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Scrum Master in large, complex environments such as banking/government.
• Experience supporting infrastructure modernization, automation, and cloud migrations.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe scaling frameworks.
• Ability to manage inter-departmental dependencies within high governance/risk settings.
• Expertise helping Product Owners refine backlogs, user stories, and Definition of Done criteria.
• Experience fostering CI and automated testing practices.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation and servant leadership.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies to ensure outcome-oriented delivery.
• Manage cross-team dependencies across complex programs and coordinate with delivery leaders.
• Protect teams from external distractions and scope creep to maintain velocity.
• Align with risk, audit, security, and governance across delivery streams.
• Coach teams on Agile principles and drive retrospectives for continuous improvement.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Methods

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Cloud migrations

Automation

Governance & risk

Backlog refinement

Cross-team coordination

Job description

Scrum Master

Join FinXL's Agile Practice and work on a large infrastructure modernisation project.

FinXL Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with clients to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities. Since 2003, we've been delivering high-value ICT services across government, finance, telecommunications, and enterprise sectors.

FinXL is seeking a Scrum Master to join our Agile Practice and be deployed with a leading Banking client on a 6+ months contract in Sydney CBD and some days in Norwest.

Advance your consulting career and join the FinXL Agile Practice as a Scrum Master for a pivotal Banking engagement. You will work as the hands-on facilitator for delivery teams migrating core applications from on-premise to cloud environments while driving automation and infrastructure modernization. Support key long-term programs of work! Automation, infrastructure modernisation and migrating apps from on-prem to the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies to ensure efficient, outcome-oriented delivery aligned with key milestones.
• Manage cross-team dependencies across complex enterprise programs and collaborate with key delivery leaders.
• Protect delivery teams from external distractions and unmanaged scope creep to maintain steady velocity.
• Maintain alignment with internal risk, audit, security, and governance frameworks across all delivery streams.
• Coach teams on Agile principles and drive retrospectives toward continuous, measurable process improvements.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven track record as a Scrum Master within large, complex corporate environments such as banking or government.
• Practical experience supporting infrastructure modernization, automation, and application migrations to the cloud.
• Strong knowledge of core Scrum, Kanban, and enterprise scaling frameworks such as SAFe.
• Demonstrated ability to manage inter-departmental dependencies and navigate high-standard governance and risk settings.
• Expertise in helping Product Owners refine backlogs, user stories, and robust Definition of Done criteria.
• Experience fostering quality engineering practices including continuous integration and automated testing.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation, and servant leadership capabilities.

Engagement Details

• 6+ months contract with a Banking client.
• Hybrid working model with 3 office days per week in Sydney CBD and some days in Norwest.