Senior API & Backend Delivery Lead (Agile)

Talent; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking an EL1 Technical Delivery Manager to lead delivery of APIs and backend services connecting mobile apps to core systems. The role operates in a large Federal Government context with hybrid work in Richmond or Geelong and close collaboration with PMs, POs, developers and business stakeholders.

You will manage multiple Scrum teams, prioritise backlogs, and ensure delivery on time and quality standards, while driving governance and risk reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering IT projects in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple technical teams and backlogs.
• Strong Agile experience including SAFe and Scrum ceremonies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across business and technical teams.
• Understanding of testing, automation and quality assurance practices.
• Experience with API integrations and backend services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technical delivery teams in an Agile/DevOps environment and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.
• Prioritise product backlogs, sprint plans and release schedules with stakeholders.
• Oversee API and backend integrations, coordinating changes and releases.
• Manage scope, timelines, resources and team capacity to meet delivery commitments.
• Identify and resolve delivery blockers and technical dependencies.
• Monitor delivery performance and report risks to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate incident and problem resolution with development and operations teams.
• Coach teams in Agile practices to foster high performance.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum Master

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-team leadership

DevOps practices

Education

SAFe certification

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Talent is seeking an EL1 Technical Delivery Manager to lead delivery of APIs and backend services connecting mobile apps to core systems. The role operates in a large Federal Government context with hybrid work in Richmond or Geelong and close collaboration with PMs, POs, developers and business stakeholders.

You will manage multiple Scrum teams, prioritise backlogs, and ensure delivery on time and quality standards, while driving governance and risk reporting in a fast-paced environment.