Agile Coach

Ramps International inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramps International inc is looking for an Agile Coach in Baltimore, Maryland, to help mid to large sized Agile programs transition from traditional Waterfall methodologies. You will facilitate Agile ceremonies and mentor agile teams, collaborating with stakeholders to foster effective agile practices.

The ideal candidate will have at least nine years of programming or testing experience, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies. Prior Public Trust 85P approval is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Nine or more years of programming or testing background.
• Experience working with agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban.
• Demonstrated experience as an Agile Coach in software development.

Responsibilities

• Help transition Agile programs from Waterfall to Agile.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and mentor agile teams.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters and Agency SMEs.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Kanban

Test Driven Development

Continuous Testing

JIRA

Git

Jenkins

SAFe

Tools

JIRA

Git

Jenkins

Bamboo

Chef

Puppet

Job description

Qualifications

• Nine or more years of programming or testing background; experience working with appropriate programming languages, operating systems and software as well as working with relational databases to facilitate programming software
• Experience working at least two (2) separate instances using multiple agile concepts and methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, Test Driven Development, and/or Continuous Testing and Integration
• Demonstrated experience (minimum of two separate engagements) as an Agile Coach in an agile software development environment
• Experience helping teams transition to agile software development methodologies (leading role preferable) from a waterfall methodology

Preferred Skills

• Significant experience successfully facilitating agile ceremonies involving the customer and product owner
• Experience assisting teams in setting up development environments that enable test-driven development, automated builds and automated acceptance testing
• Experience with at least one medium to large Scaled Agile program (4 or more teams; 40+ development personnel) in a Coaching or Management Capacity
• Experience with one or more of the following: JIRA, Git, Jenkins, Bamboo, Chef, Puppet
• Familiarity with current Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, DSDM, LeSS)

Responsibilities

• The Agile Coach will help mid to large sized Agile program (2+ teams, 20-40+ staff) transition from traditional Waterfall to Agile.
• The Agile Coach will participate in / facilitate Agile ceremonies, mentor agile teams that are new to agile practices, collaborate with Scrum Masters, Agency Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and executives to foster collaboration across the teams. This position requires Public Trust 85P approval prior to starting.

Additional Information

Vik Walters
RAMPS International, Inc
Work: 732-250-9064