Agile Coach / Trainer Level IV

LMI; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking an Agile Coach/Trainer Level IV to strengthen Agile delivery practices and Jira proficiency across Department of Veterans Affairs teams and a geographically distributed workforce. The role blends assessment, coaching, and hands-on instruction; you will lead workshops, coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams, and tailor guidance to observed team needs and contexts.

This is not classroom-only; success comes from observing behavior, removing barriers, and building resilient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years in Agile delivery, coaching, training, or transformation.
• Credentials such as ICAgile, CSP, CST, SAFe SPC or RTE preferred.
• Hands-on Jira Cloud proficiency and Scrum/Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Agile maturity, Jira proficiency, and team-readiness interviews and workshops.
• Deliver instructor-led and virtual training for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Jira/Confluence users.
• Coach teams on backlogs, ceremonies, flow, metrics, and Jira work management.
• Adapt coaching to team needs, provide office hours and post-training reinforcement.
• Facilitate communities of practice and collect feedback to improve guidance.
• Collaborate with instructional designers to align training with assessment results.

Skills

Agile delivery

Coaching

Training

Virtual facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Adult learning

Education

Bachelor's degree (education, organizational development, business administration, information systems or related)

Tools

Jira Cloud

Confluence Cloud

Jira

Job description

Overview

LMI is seeking an Agile Coach / Trainer Level IV level to strengthen Agile delivery practices and Atlassian tool proficiency across Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) teams and a geographically distributed workforce. This role blends team assessment, practical coaching, interactive instruction, and sustainable adoption strategies to help organizations use Agile methods and Jira more effectively.

LMI is seeking an Agile Coach / Trainer Level IV level to strengthen Agile delivery practices and Atlassian tool proficiency across Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) teams and a geographically distributed workforce. This role blends team assessment, practical coaching, interactive instruction, and sustainable adoption strategies to help organizations use Agile methods and Jira more effectively. The Agile Coach / Trainer will assess current team practices, lead instructor‑led and virtual workshops, and coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, delivery teams, and managers through changes in planning, backlog management, ceremonies, flow, and reporting. Working with instructional designers and analysts, the coach will tailor instruction and follow‑up support to demonstrated readiness rather than assume a one‑size‑fits‑all curriculum. This is not a classroom‑only position. Success requires observing actual team behaviour, helping teams remove practical barriers, reinforcing skills after training, and building communities that can sustain improvement independently. The ideal candidate can balance common enterprise standards with respect for different team missions and operating contexts. LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial‑grade platforms and mission‑ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission‑ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Agile maturity, Jira Cloud proficiency, and team‑readiness interviews, workshops, and observations.
• Deliver engaging instructor‑led and virtual training on Agile fundamentals for: Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Jira and Confluence Cloud users.
• Coach teams on backlogs, ceremonies, prioritisation, flow, metrics, and standardised Jira work management.
• Adapt coaching to assessed team needs; provide office hours and post‑training reinforcement.
• Facilitate Agile communities of practice and champions sessions; gather feedback and improve reusable guidance.
• Partner with instructional designers and analysts to align training paths with assessment results and adoption measures.
• Re‑assess Agile maturity and Jira Cloud utilisation through structured interviews, team observation, facilitated workshops, and evidence‑based coaching plans.
• Tailor role‑based coaching for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team leads, and portfolio stakeholders, with actionable follow‑up goals and clear ownership.
• Demonstrate working Jira boards, epics, stories, sprint and Kanban configurations, dashboards, and reporting approaches during hands‑on learning sessions.
• Measure coaching effectiveness through behaviour changes, self‑assessments, training feedback, and changes in team practices rather than attendance alone.
• Create reusable facilitation guides and coach‑the‑coach material that enable local champions to reinforce skills after formal instruction.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, organisational development, business administration, information systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant Agile delivery, coaching, training, or transformation experience, including at least 3 years of Agile coaching or instruction.
• One of the following or equivalent credentials: International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) Certified Professional in Agile Coaching or Authorised Instructor Credential, Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Practice Consultant (SPC) or Release Train Engineer (RTE).
• Hands‑on Jira Cloud proficiency and practical mastery of Scrum and Agile team practices.
• Strong virtual facilitation, coaching, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favourable Public Trust determination and satisfy applicable federal personnel vetting, security, privacy, accessibility, and data‑handling requirements.
• Ability to adapt Agile instruction to adult learners with varied technical experience and to facilitate constructive conversations with sceptical / change resistant / change‑fatigued teams.
• Experience defining practical measures of team maturity, coaching progress, and adoption with supporting evidence.

Desired

• Prior experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), or federal health programmes is highly desirable.
• Experience establishing Agile communities of practice and scaled coaching models.
• Jira Align, Jira Cloud, Confluence Cloud, or public‑sector technology transformation experience.
• Experience measuring Agile maturity and training effectiveness.
• Experience connecting scaled portfolio practices with team‑level execution and Jira/Jira Align reporting expectations.
• A master's degree in organisational development, adult learning, instructional technology, or industrial‑organisational psychology is desirable.
• Additional credentials such as ICAgile Agile Team Facilitation (ICP‑ATF) or ICAgile Enterprise Agile Coaching are desirable.
• Atlassian Cloud certifications beneficial

Target Salary Range: $102,000 - $174,000

Disclaimer

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Job Locations

US-Remote