Agile Delivery Manager

• Initial contract until 30 June 2026 with 12 months extension.
• Based in ACT.
• Requires Baseline security clearance.

Security
Due to client requirements, candidates must be an Australian citizen with active Baseline Security clearance. Applicants residing outside of Australia or non-citizens will not be considered.

What We Are Looking For
Ressam is currently looking to fill a Agile Delivery Manager role for the Australian Electoral Commission, please apply if the following role interest you.

Agile Delivery Manager
Delivery Managers unblock issues, support the delivery team, and monitor and improve performance of the team. They use agile methodologies, learning and iterating the product and processes frequently to meet user needs. They work with Product Managers to define the roadmap for products and services, remove blockers and support the delivery team so that they can maintain delivery throughput.

The Agile Delivery Support Officer works closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Solution Train Engineer (STE) to support the Agile Delivery Teams (ADTs) by coordinating cross-team activities and tracking ART-level metrics. The role provides senior-level support for the administration of matters relating to the rhythm of ART ceremonies including PI planning, ART syncs, system demos, showcases, retrospectives and mid-end PI progress sessions.

The role contributes to delivery alignment across product, technical and stakeholder dimensions and helps sustain momentum through effective collaboration. The role coordinates the flow of information by tracking and escalating changes to delivery scope, timing, or risk, and ensures these are processed through the correct governance channels.

In supporting the ART's continuous improvement and delivery confidence, the role liaises with risk, schedule and dependency experts to ensure issues and blockers are surfaced early and managed with transparency.

Through structured coordination, agile administration, and disciplined support of ART governance activities, this role helps the ART stay aligned, on track, and outcome focused.

The candidate must hold and active Baseline security clearance prior to commencement

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Support Agile Delivery - Support RTE and STE at both the team and solution level, ensuring alignment across the Agile Release Train(s) (ART) and broader solution context.
• ADT support - Provide essential coordination and administrative support to ensure the effective operation of the Agile Delivery function.
• PI Planning support - Assist in orchestrating PI planning by supporting logistics, capturing key actions and changes, and ensuring the planning inputs and outputs are complete and visible to the relevant teams and governance bodies.
• DevOps Admin - Assist in the administration and configuration of Azure DevOps, including setting up iterations, managing work items, DevOps standards, maintaining tags and queries, and producing reports/dashboards to support the governance and delivery tracking.
• Agile Ceremonies coordination - Provide secretariat and coordination support for Agile Ceremonies, including PI Planning, ART Sync, ART Leadership, Scrum of Scrums and other forums as directed.
• Track Progress - Track ADT progress, surfacing delivery and scope changes and reacting to deviations from reported plans.
• Create Artifacts - Prepare presentations, review status reports, and delivery health checks and summaries for senior ART Leadership and government bodies.
• Monitor Delivery - Track progress and monitor Agile metrics. (e.g. burn-up, cumulative flow, etc.), surfacing risks or blockers early to enable resolution.
• Monitor RAIDD items - Coordinate with RAIDD specialists and program delivery as well as supporting schedule management.
• Create Artifacts - Development, preparation and maintain high-quality program documentation including briefings, decision papers, presentations, plans and reporting artefacts and summaries for senior ART Leadership and government bodies.

About the team
The Program Planning and Reporting (PP&R) section within the Indigo Program Management Office Branch supports the successful delivery of the Program through detailed planning and reporting functions. This includes the prioritisation of objectives and development of, and reporting against, the Program's delivery roadmap.

Using a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, the team is also responsible for the functional capability of Agile Delivery Management. The PP&R section oversees the development of Program-level Artifacts to support good governance.

The team also plays a critical enabling role within an Agile Framework (SAFe) operating as the central coordination point that ensures the Agile Release Train (ART) functions smoothly and remains aligned to the program's strategic objectives. This function focuses on supporting continuous, synchronised delivery of the ART across multiple Agile teams by reinforcing SAFe practices, facilitating cadence-based delivery cycles, and enabling good governance through visibility of progress, dependencies, and delivery risks and issues.

Specifically for this role, the Section supports Agile Delivery by coordinating cross-Agile Delivery Teams (ADTs) activities, tracking ART-level metrics, surfacing delivery and scope changes, and maintaining the rhythm of ART ceremonies, including PI planning, ART syncs, system demos, showcase and mid-end PI progress sessions. The function ensures delivery alignment across product, technical and stakeholder dimensions and helps sustain momentum through effective support of collaboration, structured planning, and Lean Governance.

About The Project
The Indigo Program has an integral role to play in the introduction of updated (and in some cases new) systems that underpin the way that the AEC operates. The importance of the program is not only evidenced by our ability to attract specialists and experts from across the nation, but the ongoing commitment that Government has made to ensure that the Program is a success.

The Enterprise Strategy and Transformation Division (ESTD) is responsible for enabling, assuring, Agile governance based on the Scaled Agile Framework advising on the current and future activities of the Indigo Program. The Division has engaged specialists who are experts in their respective fields, and at the same time provides opportunities for change, growth and development for individuals who want to apply their skills and experience in a new environment, while building, shaping, and potentially redirecting their careers.

This is a flagship Program for the AEC as nothing like it has ever been done before, making it a once-in-a-generation program of work, that directly impacts the delivery of democracy in Australia. The Indigo Program Management Office Branch is pivotal to the successful delivery of the Indigo Program. It is the Branch that steers the direction of the Program ensuring that the Program meets its obligations to Government, while providing critical business support services across the Group.

Work Arrangements
Hybrid

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