Scrum Master

Job Description

As a Scrum Master, you will be at the heart of our Agile delivery, facilitating team collaboration and driving efficient, high-quality outcomes. You will guide and coach Agile teams to deliver value-driven solutions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. By removing impediments, you will enable teams to focus on delivering high-quality outcomes in an efficient manner.

You will work closely with Product Owners, Developers, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. Your role will involve promoting Agile principles and best practices, aligning team efforts with business objectives, and maintaining project momentum. Transparency and clear communication will be key to your success, ensuring that progress is effectively tracked and shared across teams.

Additionally, you will be responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews. Through these engagements, you will drive collaboration, encourage accountability, and ensure alignment towards achieving project goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or similar role in a technology consulting environment.
• Previous experience working within government
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and team members.
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Certification in Scrum (e.g., CSM, PSM) is preferred.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills

Additional Information

Why join us :

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies :

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Work rights and background checks :

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks