Description

Exciting opportunity for a Scrum Master to join the team under a Federal Gov't Department in Canberra ACT. Succesful candidate duties are:

• Scrum master for one Product Family using a pull approach to deliver improvements and new features to existing products.
• TFS administrator for the Portfolio including showing individual teams how to use TFS in a consistent manner and setting up dashboards for the relevant governance boards.
• Coach for a Scrum Community of Practice which will be responsible for ensuring a consistent approach to implementing the new governance guidelines.
• On a rotating basis attend the other scrum team Sprint Events and help facilitate these events with the SM for the team
• Work closely with the Agile Coach in helping identify and resolving any issues which are affecting the teams in implementing the agile guidelines and scrum practices.

For you to qualify

• Australian citizen with the ability to obtain negative vetting Level 1 clearance.
• Amenable to work full time and on site in Canberra ACT.
• Can start employment ASAP.
• Amenable for a 6 months contract engagement with potential 12 month extension.

Your main skills & experience

• With at least 1 year full time experience as a Scrum Master. 2 or more years is preferred.
• Admin user of TFS/Visual Studio/Azure Boards software who has configured dashboards, shared queries, setup Epics, Features and teams.
• In helping new scrum teams implement scrum.

Desirable skills & experience

• In a smaller agency or experience working in both a large and medium/small government agency.
• Understanding of lean principles and practices that help identify and manage issues that prevent scrum teams from delivering work on time