Federal Agile Delivery Lead for Digital Modernization

RIVA Solutions, Inc.

Rockville (MD)

Hybrid

USD 115,000 - 145,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

RIVA Solutions, Inc. seeks an Agile Project Manager to lead federal digital modernization initiatives in a high-visibility environment. You will guide Agile delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage stakeholder expectations.

Join a mission-driven team delivering complex programs for government clients with strong governance, reporting, and collaboration requirements. This role emphasizes PMP/SAFe credentials and expert Jira/Confluence use.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
Demonstrated experience leading Agile delivery in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Agile collaboration platforms.
Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, change management, and stakeholder communications.
Working knowledge of Excel, Power BI, MS Project, and SharePoint.
Experience with remote and hybrid cross-functional teams and Government stakeholders.
Required certifications: PMP and Agile credentials such as CSM and/or SAFe Agilist.

Responsibilities

Serve as the accountable Agile Project Manager and primary day-to-day delivery lead for digital services initiatives.
Coordinate priorities, scope, schedules, resource requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
Plan and facilitate Agile delivery across Scrum and Kanban teams, including standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
Coordinate cross-team dependencies and facilitate Scrum-of-Scrums activities as required.
Develop and maintain Agile roadmaps, release plans, prioritized backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and definitions of done.
Manage RAID logs, escalation paths, delivery risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
Provide transparent delivery reporting using Jira dashboards, metrics, and stakeholder briefings.
Communicate accomplishments, upcoming work, schedule impacts, and scope considerations to Government stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with SDLC/WDLC processes, accessibility requirements, quality gates, and governance standards.
Coordinate with QA, security, infrastructure, and technical teams to support successful releases.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, SOP development, Agile coaching, and process optimization.
Coordinate surge efforts and urgent response activities in high-visibility operational environments.