Job: - Lead Agile Delivery Manager- (Must have NV1 Security Clearance)

Duration: 12 Months (2 × 12 months extension options)

Location: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid) This role is based in Canberra

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Agile Delivery Manager who will support to unblock issues, support the delivery team, and monitor and improve performance of the team for a long-term contract role with a Federal Agency.

Required Skills

- Extensive experience providing Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead or Digital Delivery services within complex ICT or digital programs.
- Strong practical knowledge and application of Agile and Scrum practices, including planning, backlog management, delivery ceremonies, retrospectives and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated experience in integrated planning, prioritisation and release sequencing across multiple interconnected projects or workstreams.
- Strong program delivery capability, including development and maintenance of integrated schedules, delivery plans, roadmaps, RAID or RIDAC information, and program reporting.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior, business and technical stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels, providing advice to program leadership while actively supporting delivery teams to achieve outcomes.

Desirable Skills

- Recognised Scrum Master or Agile certification, such as PSM, CSM, Protected or equivalent.
- Experience delivering large-scale or multi-team Agile ICT programs, including cross-team dependency and release management.
- Experience within Australian Government, intelligence, national security, law enforcement,



Defence or similarly complex and regulated environments.
- Experience coaching teams and implementing continuous improvement and Agile maturity uplift.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide Scrum Master and Agile delivery capability across the Program, including establishing and facilitating appropriate delivery ceremonies, sprint/release planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and other delivery practices.
- Proactively identify, manage and facilitate the resolution of roadblocks, constraints and delivery issues that may impact Program outcomes, escalating matters to the Program Director where appropriate.
- Lead and support the development of integrated delivery and release plans, ensuring activities are appropriately prioritised and sequenced to account for dependencies, resource availability, technical constraints and business priorities.
- Coordinate dependencies between projects, workstreams, technical teams and business stakeholders to minimise delivery conflicts and ensure activities are appropriately aligned.
- Establish and maintain mechanisms to monitor delivery progress, milestones, commitments, risks, issues and dependencies, providing the Program Director with timely visibility of matters requiring intervention.

Visa Status and Security Clearance

- The candidate must have an Australian Government security clearance (AGSVA) to the minimum of NV1 or be willing to undergo and obtain and NV1 clearance.

Contract Duration

- Contract for an initial: - 12 Months
- Experience level: - Lead - EL2 equivalent
- Working arrangements: - (Hybrid) This role is based in Canberra. Working remotely may be negotiated. This will be subject to approval and in accordance with the Working Remotely Section (as applicable)

📌 Lead Agile Delivery Manager (Canberra)
🏢 Acolade Consulting
📍 Canberra