ICT Senior Project Manager

Posted 04 August 2022
Salary$815 - $915 per day, Benefits: Potential to WFH 2 Days Per Week
LocationPerth
Job type Contract
DisciplineGovernment Federal, Information Technology
ReferenceJO-2208-482917

Job description

  • Competitive daily rate up to $915 per day plus 10.5 percent super
  • Long 12 month contract with view to extend, (extension subject to discretion of client) 
  • Federal Government opportunity located in Perth
The Opportunity 
DFP Recruitment are assisting our Federal Government client, an independent statutory agency responsible for welfare payments for Australians living with disabilities. The ICT Services Branch, within the Office of the CIO, is implementing a major infrastructure and operational transformation which includes a program of work consisting of multiple technology projects. Therefore, we are seeking the experience of multiple ICT Senior Project Managers, the Senior Project Manager works directly to the Technology Delivery Office (TDO) and the Transformation Program, under the Office of the CIO. This position will lead one or more projects from the following areas: Identity and Access Management, Desktop, Network, Printing, Security, M365, or Unified Communications disciplines. 

As this position is with a Federal Government Agency, applicants are required to be Australian Citizens. 

Duties include; 
  • Management of the project ensuring agency project management standards are adhered to.
  • Run daily SCRUM meetings.
  • Resolve roadblocks or escalate to the TDO and Program Manager where required.
  • Produce regular project status reports and key metrics on progress by site.
  • Establish and deliver the outputs of the project within the agreed deadlines.
  • Ensure Service Design, Transition, and Security requirements are met.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholder.
  • Allocation of workload to be included in Sprints ensuring team members are effectively delivering against the work plan.

Essential Criteria*
  • Demonstrated minimum 3 years’ experience managing ICT projects both through agile and waterfall methodologies adhering to a common industry project governance framework.
  • Demonstrated experience with the following technology domains will be highly regarded: Identity and Access Management, Desktop, Network, Printing, Security, M365, or Unified Communications.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering in delivering similar projects (as defined above) to complex commercial agencies.
  • Prior experience using Jira or similar tools for allocating and managing project tasks.
  • Experience operating within a DevOps and/or Site Reliability Engineer environment (SRE)
*To be considered for this position, you will need to respond to each criteria in your cover letter, maximum one paragraph per dot point. 

To Apply 

Applicants will need to be Australian Citizens to be considered for this role.

To apply please click on apply now and follow the prompts, please ensure your CV is in a word format and you include a cover letter responding to the Essential Criteria

DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.

Note: You may be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status.