Scrum Master

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full Time Position
• Location: Eveleigh
• A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill anticipated vacancies over the next 18 months
• Competitive remuneration ranging from $129,464 to $142,665 plus super & annual leave loading.

We're looking for an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile ICT development teams in delivering innovative, high-quality digital solutions. You'll coach teams and stakeholders on Scrum and Lean Agile practices, streamline processes, and foster collaboration through daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

You'll manage facilitate story refinement, and proactively remove impediments to ensure timely, efficient delivery. Collaborating closely with Product Owners, you'll build team capabilities, address skill gaps, and adapt strategies to evolving project requirements and technology changes.

Your focus will be on balancing project priorities, motivating teams, and boosting productivity through coaching and facilitation—empowering ICT teams to work collaboratively, respond flexibly to change, and achieve delivery goals with quality and agility.

For further information please click here to view the role description

About you

• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities. Ability to adapt processes to changing project's needs, solve complex issues and foster continuous improvements.
• Proven experience leading Scrum teams, with a strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Experience in ICT and software development environments, understanding of digital solutions, system development and technology trends.
• Expertise of understanding Agile principles, Scrum framework and related methodologies.
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Corporate wellbeing programs including fitness passport

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant's Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking 'Apply Now'.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who are not currently employed by the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC's validity (up to 5 years).

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date: Thursday 18 September at 11:59pm.

No email applications will be accepted.

For role enquiries please contact Ben Cullen at

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.