Agile Lead | Federal Government

About the Opportunity

- Join a high-impact, multi-faceted capability program delivering critical data-driven decision-making tools within a secure Federal Government environment.
- Drive agile maturity and foster a cooperative, continuous-improvement culture across multi-disciplinary ICT delivery teams.

What's on Offer

- Contract/Engagement: Initial contract through to June 30, 2027 + extension options.
- Rate/Salary: Competitive Market Rate (commensurate with NV1 clearance and experience).
- Location & Flexibility: Canberra, ACT

Role & Responsibilities

- Coach, mentor, and support delivery teams in adopting and embedding agile principles, practices, and high-performing ways of working.
- Facilitate key agile and scaled ceremonies, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, iteration planning, retrospectives, and cross-team alignment sessions.
- Proactively identify, track, and remove delivery impediments while managing cross-team dependencies and risk.
- Support Product Owners and leadership in workload prioritisation, delivery transparency, and maintaining seamless stakeholder engagement.
- Establish and report on meaningful delivery metrics to provide transparent insights into team flow,



predictability, and agile maturity.
- Contribute to broader organizational capability uplift through Communities of Practice, mentoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

- Technical Toolkit: Strong expertise in SAFe frameworks (ARTs), Agile Coaching methodologies, PMBOK/PRINCE2, and agile metrics tracking tools.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience supporting agile product delivery and leading multidisciplinary ICT teams within Australian Federal Government environments.
- Core Capabilities: Exceptional stakeholder management, advanced facilitation skills, and a demonstrated ability to influence and build high-performing, self-organising team cultures.
- Qualifications: Tertiary degree in ICT/Business/Project Management plus SAFe certification (SPC, SASM, RTE) or recognised Agile Coaching credentials.

Eligibility & Clearance Requirements

- Security Clearance: Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current NV1 (Negative Vetting 1) security clearance.

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📌 Agile Lead (Canberra)
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