Remote Lead Agilist & Agile Coach

Eliassen Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads and promote Scrum practices. The role will facilitate Scrum events, foster a trusting environment, and guide teams and Product Owners in backlog management, empirical decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. The position offers a great benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with experience presenting, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating.
• Proven ability to remove impediments outside of the team.
• Coaching skills with the ability to convey complex messages and teach new concepts.
• Conflict resolution and mediation capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, rapport, and high-performing teams.
• Working knowledge of SDLC disciplines and practices that support agility.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing practices.
• Knowledge of additional Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.
• Ability to use empirical data and metrics to drive decisions and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Coach Agile Squads on Agile and Scrum values, principles, and practices.
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value from Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
• Guide Product Owners and Development Teams in effective backlog management and clarity of outcomes.
• Promote self-organization, continuous improvement, cross-functionality, and software craftsmanship.
• Identify and help remove impediments, escalating when necessary to appropriate entities.
• Shield teams from external interference to maintain productivity.
• Foster a safe, trusting environment for open discussion and collaborative problem solving.
• Leverage metrics and feedback loops for inspect-and-adapt improvements.
• Apply knowledge of DevOps, pipeline automation, and testing practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with peers and the Agile Center to improve overall team effectiveness.
• Model servant leadership and support growth of team members and stakeholders.
• Ensure risk identification, management, and reporting aligned with organizational policies.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum

Backlog management

Facilitation

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CI/CD

TDD

Automated testing

DevOps

Pipeline automation

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads and promote Scrum practices. The role will facilitate Scrum events, foster a trusting environment, and guide teams and Product Owners in backlog management, empirical decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. The position offers a great benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.