Agile Coach Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Release Train Engineer to join the Agile Talent Center and be deployed to a program that uses SAFe to enable agile value delivery. You will facilitate ART events, manage backlogs, and coordinate Program Increments with stakeholders across the space program.

You will coach teams and business owners on agile practices, manage dependencies and risks, and drive DevSecOps initiatives and EV/Metrics alignment to achieve rapid, reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Agile teams and dependencies in an Enterprise organization using SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus, or similar scaled Agile framework.
• Experience working with Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, or VersionOne as Admin or Super User.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate ART level events and processes including PI Planning, Backlog administration, and Demonstrations.
• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART and track work against milestones.
• Coach the ART teams and stakeholders to align with Agile/DevSecOps principles.
• Oversee planning and tracking of Features, dependencies, risks, and EV workflow.
• Establish and track ART-level metrics in addition to EVM, and communicate to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with System Architects/Engineering and Product Management to ensure alignment.
• Improve value flow through DevSecOps and Release on Demand in the CDP.
• Facilitate Regular System Demos and ensure Acceptance Criteria are met.
• Assess agility and provide training paths aligned with LM opportunities.

Skills

Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe/LeSS/DAD

Agile coaching & facilitation

TS/SCI security clearance

Tools

Jira

Rally

VersionOne

Job description

Standard Job Description

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Within Space, we are seeking a talented Release Train Engineer (RTE) to join our Agile Talent Center team as an RTE deployed to a program with a desire to facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes and assist teams in delivering business and customer value. RTEs communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage roadblocks, and facilitate improvement in our Space Business Area. The RTE will support the Solution Train Engineer and be the direct program liaison for all activities described below.

As an RTE for the Agile Talent Center team, you will be expected to:

• Work together with Product and Technical stakeholders of the ART to manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART
• Serve as the primary facilitator of ART level events and processes including Value Stream Mapping, Roadmap creation, Backlog administration, Program Increment (PI) Planning, Product Owner Sync, Scrum of Scrums, PI Review, Demonstrations, Retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt Workshops
• Ensure work is clearly defined at the Epic and Feature levels including clear Descriptions, Acceptance Criteria, and Business Value statements
• Track that body of work against customer delivery milestones and products
• Serve as the primary Agile coach for the ART, working with business owners, stakeholders (including customers), Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Kanban leads, and Team members to ensure the processes and practices of the program align with the purposes and desired business and mission outcomes of Agile/DevSecOps principles
• Throughout each PI, oversee and assist with planning and tracking the implementation of Features including dependency and risk management, escalation and tracking of impediments, resource management prioritization, and alignment of work with Earned Value Management (EVM) constructs
• Establish and track key ART level metrics in addition to EVM, regularly communicate these metrics to program/technical key team members and relevant stakeholders
• Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering
• Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure program implementation and alignment
• Improve the flow of value through Value Streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevSecOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Facilitate Regular System Demos that show Acceptance Criteria has been met and are a vehicle for selling off Features to Stakeholders
• Assess the Agility level of the ART and facilitate improvement including refresher training and skills path guidance aligned with Lockheed Martin training opportunities

Provides expertise to drive adoption of and consistency in agile mindset, values, principles, and practices for the team and by extension the organization. Coaches teams to increase agile maturity to achieve organizational agility. Supports agile teams by applying an end-user focus within an organization. Responsible for driving cultural change when necessary, teaching, improving agile methodologies, embracing continuous improvement, and navigating complex environments

Basic Qualifications

• Experience supporting Agile teams and dependencies in an Enterprise organization using SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus, or similar scaled Agile framework
• Experience working with Agile tools e.g. Jira, Agile Central (Rally), or Agility (VersionOne) as an Admin or Super User
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Desired Skills

• Experience with large scale, complex missile or space systems including familiarity with products, designs, program processes, subcontractor teams
• Ability to lead multi-functional teams and lead multiple teams to communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
• Experience driving continuous improvement and common process across diverse stakeholder groups
• Comfortable imparting knowledge and leveraging experiences to guide leaders and Agile teams on
• Common scaling principles, frameworks and patterns through coaching and education
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Industry recognized Agile certification (Scaled Agile, Scrum.org, Scrum, Inc., or Scrum Alliance)
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or calculating and tracking Earned Value for Agile programs
• System Lifecycle experience with Engineering processes and reviews
• Experience with DoD Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Agile programs
• Experience planning, estimating, and tracking Agile team throughput and performance
• Experience developing business cases and measuring
• relevant outcomes
• Experience collaborating with, communicating with, and coaching senior organizational leadership
• Space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering
• Broad experience of Systems Engineering life cycle process and tools
• Proposal preparation and negotiation

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.