Agile Coach

3 weeks ago

Vienna, United States System One Holdings, LLC Full time

ALTA IT Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of System One, a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions and integrated services. ALTA is an established leader in IT Staffing and Services, for both government and commercial enterprises across the United States, specializing in Program & Project Management, Application Development, Cybersecurity, Data & Advanced Analytics, and Agile Transformation Services.

ALTA IT Services is seeking an Agile Coach with a SAFe background. Any certifications are highly desired. This is a hybrid role.

Agile Coach

Hybrid in Northern Virginia area

Contract

Requirements

•Agile Coach to lead, coach, train and mentor employees at all levels of the organization on Agile principles

•Cultivate Agile mindset by demonstrating and teaching values of the Agile Manifesto as well as the technical skills that form the underlying principles and methods

•Ensure Agile values, ways of working and frameworks are understood and applied effectively across the organization and teams

•Use subject matter expertise to coach and lead new and existing teams on practices, and influence leadership and associates on the culture change required to shift from a traditional to an Agile methodology

•Teach, lead, and mentor cross-functional business groups to build, sustain, and strengthen Agile values, SAFe and scrum concepts and practices, providing them the necessary tools and guidance to successfully implement across high-impact programs throughout the enterprise

•Identify and coach Agile evangelists across the organization who can act as informal mentors/peers and continue increasing the maturity across the organization

•Coach teams in scrum tasks (e.g., sprint planning, user story mapping, estimations, daily stand ups, demos, retrospective discussions, etc.)

•Ensure Agile project metrics are being tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems

•Identify need and provide as necessary structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices including Scrum, Product Ownership, and Program Management

•Collaborate with stakeholders to identify specific areas of training and coaching; assist with developing Agile coaching and trainings materials

•Lead the coaching and planning of multiple high-performing Agile development teams and large-scale programs across the enterprise

•Provide coaching and mentorship to employees at all levels of the organization on Lean Agile, Agile, and SAFe, principles

•Prepare a variety of communication artifacts related to the Agile practice, progress and plans

•Develop and deliver presentations to various levels of stakeholders and facilitate working sessions to identify resolutions to impediments to continuous Agile improvement

•Effectively leverage and combine different industry standard scaling concepts to specific business problems in a manner that best supports Scaled Agile values and principles

•Provide strategic thought leadership during engagements on approaches to overcome impediments to accelerated delivery; skillfully facilitate conflict resolution with and between teams

•Foster strong spirit of communication and collaboration between teams to align program goals, deliver final products, and ensure leadership transparency to impediments and progress

•Ensure appropriate risk management and control practices are integrated into the lifecycle of Agile initiatives

•Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)

•Continuously identify opportunities for improvement for implementing Agile tools and best practices

•Lead Agile teams through product framing and discovery, including defining business KPIs, product vision, user story mapping, and other framing activities

•Drive consistent Agile practices and strategy across the organization to enhance business value delivery and responsiveness to organization and marketplace opportunities

•Ensure Agile concepts and principles are adhered to, and also seen as the voice of reason and authority

•May lead, guide and mentor Agile Coach team members

•Significant experience working in an Agile environment as a Senior Agile Coach (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, DevOps, etc.), successfully coaching and transitioning teams, programs, and portfolios

•Experience in successful Agile transformation at scale in large enterprise organizations

•Significant experience with different Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, XP, SAFe, etc.)

•Significant experience in coaching and developing people and teams, influencing behavior change and establishing sustainability through cultural change

•Significant experience in working with JIRA or Microsoft Azure Boards

•Significant experience in coaching and guiding teams in understanding scaled Agile principles and practices

•Experience working with senior executives and proven ability to effectively communicate and influence decisions critical to adoption and implementation of Agile practice

•Significant experience in leading Agile training sessions, workshops, ways of working, planning sessions and creating required documentation and materials

•Significant experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams

•Advanced knowledge of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that knowledge at all levels across the enterprise

•Strong emotional intelligence and organizational awareness with ability to challenge organizational norms and influence decisions without formal authority

Desired

•Desired - SAFe Program Consultant certification

•Advanced critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills

•Advanced skill to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms

•Advanced skill in motivating and uplifting team members using teaching/mentoring skills

•Advanced skill building effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy and tact

•Advanced verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

•Advanced word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software skills

•Advanced skill to work upward and across reporting lines to establish trust in order to solve common problems

•Effective skill to influence, negotiate and persuade to reach agreeable exchange and positive outcomes

•Effective skill communicating thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience

•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience

•Desired - Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

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