Agile Coach

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Michigan; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an Agile Coach to oversee Agile transformation for multiple teams within a large federal agency. The role requires a minimum of five years of practical Agile experience and strong knowledge of Agile concepts including Scrum and Kanban.

The ideal candidate will lead workshops, provide ongoing support to Agile teams, and oversee the coaching of multiple high-performing development teams.

This position offers benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as a 401k and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of practical Agile experience.
• Strong understanding of Agile concepts with emphasis on SAFe.
• Experience building Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Agile transformation for multiple teams and program level.
• Facilitate workshops to help teams understand Agile principles.
• Lead Agile Training for stakeholders regarding agency processes.

Skills

Agile coaching

Familiar with DevSecOps tools

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Experience with Scrum/Kanban

Education

Master’s degree in IT-related field

Tools

GitHub

Containerization tools

Job description

Agile Coach – Full‑Time

CGS is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic team member to act as an Agile Coach supporting a large federal agency. The agency is committed to an operating model based on Agile, Product‑focus, and DevSecOps to increase efficiency and efficacy of IT verticals and missions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teams at both the team and program level to enable successful delivery of large strategic system development initiatives.
• Facilitate team workshops to help new teams understand Agile and Lean principles, Scrum, Kanban, and team roles and responsibilities.
• Lead in the creation, delivery, and strategy of Agile Training to government stakeholders and contractors regarding agency Agile processes, tools, and policies.
• Assist teams with sprint planning and implementation, and provide ongoing Agile Coaching support for new Agile teams throughout multiple iterations.
• Provide ad‑hoc coaching to teams that have implemented Agile but need assistance to refine their processes.
• Provide practical hands‑on mentoring to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members of new and existing Agile teams.
• Help teams set up their boards, workflow automation, and automated reporting; assist organizations in defining, prioritizing, and decomposing requirements in Product and Program Backlogs.
• Evolve and maintain the Agile Maturity Assessment model; assess team performance and Agile maturity, and report findings.
• Provide feedback on processes, policies, procedures, training, and tooling changes to better support the enterprise's Agile transformation.
• Facilitate and coordinate cross‑team planning workshops and coach other Scrum Masters to facilitate cross‑team planning workshops.
• Facilitate and coordinate cross‑team grooming sessions; lead and participate in Agile communities of practice.
• Prepare and/or update organization‑wide Agile artifacts and methodology documentation.
• Help iterate on and provide recommendations to advance the Agile Transformation Roadmap.
• Embed an Agile culture using techniques from a wide range of agile and lean methodologies and frameworks.
• Ensure Agile project metrics are tracked and monitored, identify potential problem areas, and assist teams in implementing solutions.
• Oversee the coaching and planning of multiple high‑performing Agile development teams and large‑scale programs across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Familiar with DevSecOps tools and techniques such as modern IDEs, GitHub, containerization, everything as code, and zero‑trust.
• Superior organizational skills and acute attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in time‑sensitive situations and prioritize multiple projects with similar deadlines.
• Agile coaching experience and minimum five years of practical Agile experience.
• Strong understanding of Agile concepts with an emphasis on SAFe, including Scrum, Kanban, Product Ownership, and Agile scaling.
• Experience as a hands‑on organizational change agent working across multiple teams.
• Experience assisting leadership and team members with removing barriers and embracing transformation.
• Experience launching Agile Release Trains, building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps culture, empowering a Lean Portfolio, and understanding SAFe implementation at all levels.
• Experience supporting and executing PI Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or other higher education degree in Information Technology‑related field.
• Certifications such as Scaled Agile Framework – SPC, ScrumAlliance – CST, ICAgile – ICE‑AC / ICP‑CAT, Expert/Senior Coaching Certifications.
• Secure coding knowledge and open‑source tools management.
• SEI‑CMMI and NIST experience.
• Project Management training or education such as PMP program.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401k.
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal Holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.