Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia with the ability to obtain NV1 Clearance.

• Contract start 01 May 2023 To 12 months, 2 x 12 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, Ability to obtain NV1 Clearance, Canberra, Offsite role.

Send your responses to jobs@softtestpays.com

Overview

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) leads the Australian Governments efforts to improve cyber security. We are part of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and our role is to help make Australia the most secure place to connect online.

ASD has a requirement for Scrum Masters to work in support of the National Cyber Defence Program on complex projects within an integrated workforce.

Scrum Masters are professionals who act as a link between product owners and teams during large projects. They help refine the project timeline and process where necessary, leading product development.

Candidates should have excellent knowledge of how scrums work within the Agile framework, its artefacts and techniques and the ability to coordinate people and projects (occasionally facilitating changes) with a clear focus on deliverables.

Indicative duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospectives, demonstrations and regular stand-ups
• Coach Team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate communication and effective collaboration
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members own the product and enjoy working on it.

All candidates must be Australian Citizens and have the ability to obtain an NV1 clearance. If a candidate has a current AGSVA security clearance, please provide the candidates AGSVA Clearance Subject (CS) ID in their resume.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission

Essential Criteria

1. Demonstrated Scrum Master experience within an Agile Framework including: leading, coaching, developing and guiding Agile teams from Inception to release using Agile principles including the adoption of the Agile mind-set ability to conduct show cases and retrospectives creating flow for PI Planning.

2. Able to demonstrate communication and leadership skills including: stakeholder management and engagement team leadership accurate reporting of team progress clear documentation of Agile Artefacts collaborative and collegiate style.

3. A track record of delivering technology products in large organisations using DevOps or Agile approaches.

Desirable Criteria

1. Scrum Master certifications and experience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

2. Tertiary qualification highly regarded in Computer Science, Business or similar field.