Senior Technical Delivery Manager: Agile API & Backend

Talent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to join a large federal government agency on a 12-month contract. You will lead delivery of API and backend services, coordinating multiple Agile and DevOps teams across enterprise platforms.

Hybrid work across ACT/NSW/VIC/QLD with minimum 3 days onsite per week. You will drive continuous improvement, manage risks, align technology with business goals and report governance to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading end-to-end technical project delivery with on-time, quality outcomes.
• 2+ years as Scrum Master delivering IT projects using Agile methodologies.
• Ability to engage business and technical stakeholders to align tech with objectives.
• Experience with testing strategies, automation, and QA processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to changing requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple Scrum teams within an Agile and DevOps environment, ensuring successful delivery of technical projects.
• Manage and prioritise product backlogs in collaboration with Project Managers, Product Owners and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate the delivery of APIs and backend services, including release planning, versioning and integration with mobile applications and digital portals.
• Manage sprint planning, project scope, delivery timelines and resource allocation to meet organisational commitments.
• Identify and remove delivery blockers, manage risks and drive continuous improvement across teams.
• Oversee incident and problem resolution, ensuring service stability and effective collaboration with operational teams.
• Monitor delivery performance, maintain governance and reporting requirements, and coach team members in Agile and Scrum practices.

Skills

End-to-end delivery

Scrum Master experience

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership & coaching

Agile knowledge

Education

PMP/PRINCE2/SAFe certs

Tools

APIs

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Cyber security practices

Job description

Talent is seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to join a large federal government agency on a 12-month contract. You will lead delivery of API and backend services, coordinating multiple Agile and DevOps teams across enterprise platforms.

Hybrid work across ACT/NSW/VIC/QLD with minimum 3 days onsite per week. You will drive continuous improvement, manage risks, align technology with business goals and report governance to stakeholders.