The Team
You will join a team of a highly motivated and collaborative professionals that work in the Enterprise Transformation Group (ETG).
The ETG is made up of two Divisions, the Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) and the Enterprise Strategy and Transformation Division (ESTD), that have been established to drive the AEC's transformation agenda, and to deliver the Election Systems Modernisation Program (Indigo Program) on behalf of the agency.
The ETG is also responsible for delivering a range of ICT services to the agency including infrastructure, service operations and architecture.
There is a large focus on integrity, transparency and accountability in ETG.
Cultural fit and the ability to maintain open and honest communication and collaboration within a team are also critical to the success of these roles.
The expectation is that these roles will embody this culture, support the positive maintenance of the culture within the section, branch, division and group.
These roles will also help promote transparency and accountability in everything that we do.
Alongside the cultural responsibilities, the AEC is committed to the APS values of being impartial, committed to service, accountable, respectful and ethical.
The Opportunity
The Indigo Delivery Branch sits within CIOD and is responsible for the IT delivery aspects of the Indigo Program.
The branch has a diverse range of IT skillsets and will be delivering a modernisation agenda that will see the AEC transition away from monolithic legacy IT systems onto contemporary cloud-based platforms and applications.
The program is looking for an individual with a strong IT program management background with demonstrated evidence of successful delivery experience, particularly in the Australian government context using scaled agile methodologies.
In this role, you will shape and take responsibility for managing the deliverables of the Indigo Program alongside a dedicated and skilled leadership group that spans across different functions from strategy, enablement, change and assurance.
In conjunction with the Indigo leadership team, the Delivery Director oversees the work output and provides strategic leadership to Agile Delivery Teams (ADTs) comprised of Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Change Managers, Software Developers, Testers, Architects and Cyber Security Specialists.
The role is required to foster a collaborative working environment, innovation and creative thinking.
To excel you'll have:
Demonstrated experience in building and leading high-performing teams to deliver complex work of strategic and operational significance.
Demonstrated experience working under limited direction to manage and deliver large ICT transformation programs/projects.
Demonstrated experience in executing agile program/project management to deliver against objectives and contribute to quality management and continuous improvement.
Ability to identify and analyse program delivery risk and use professional judgement to develop and execute mitigation strategies and controls.
Ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and within legislative and policy frameworks.
Ability to develop and manage relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and communicate with influence to engage strategically through change, resolve conflict and manage sensitivities.
Ability to manage corporate functions such as budgets, procurement, contracts and human resources at a program/project level.
Desirable
Experience with ICT operating models.
Experience in delivering Australia government ICT and/or transformation programs.
Experience in implementing SAFe agile project methodology or similar.
Experience in delivering large-scale bespoke software development projects facilitated by modern cloud hosting arrangements and modern software development Lifecyle methodologies.
Eligibility
AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.
Contact: Stewart Kerr,
Due Date: Sunday 6 April 2025, 11:59PM AEST
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