Senior Agile Coach

Intepros Federal; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Senior Agile Coaches to lead Agile Transformation efforts for federal clients. This role involves coaching, mentoring, and facilitating Agile methodologies based on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The ideal candidates will work collaboratively across teams to enhance Agile practices and ensure effective communication and adoption of best practices. If you're passionate about driving change and improving Agile capabilities within organizations, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact while working in a supportive environment that values innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an Agile role with strong SAFe expertise.
• Experience in IT project management and coaching at various levels.

Responsibilities

• Coach Agile practices across portfolios and teams.
• Conduct SAFe training and develop workshops tailored to needs.
• Support Agile transformation and implement best practices.

Skills

Agile Coaching

SAFe Framework

Communication Skills

Facilitation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology or related field

Master's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Opportunity:

IntePros Federal is seeking several talented Senior Agile Coach(s) to support future work for our federal government customer. These people will assist with the creation of Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE). This coach will support Agile Transformation efforts based on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) values and principles, which play a vital role in supporting the adoption and implementation of Agile methodologies across multiple portfolios. The successful candidate can work across organizational boundaries to facilitate communication and collaboration. Your SAFe Agile expertise will provide coaching, facilitating, mentoring, and teaching to ensure best practices are understood and adapted to align with organizational context and mission requirements.

Clearance: DoD SECRET clearance or above

Locations: National Capital Region (NCR)

**This position is a TELEWORK schedule only for those who reside within the NCR and have the ability to be on-site as needed with the federal customer and program demands, including the ability to work EST business hours of operation.

Role & Responsibilities:

The position will be part of a Team of Agile coaches working together to ensure SAFe practices are consistently applied, refined and adopted across the portfolios. Developing and maintaining the Agile Transformation service offerings to enhance capabilities and understanding of key services such as:

1. Coaching at the Executive, Portfolio, ART and Team levels
2. Conducting or observing SAFe Training for all classes
3. Developing SAFe workshops and customized workshops based on organizational needs
4. Establishing and supporting Communities of Practice
5. Performing Agile Assessments aligned with SAFe best practices and Federal standards
6. Providing ART Launch services
7. Conducting Value Stream Management services
8. Advising on DevOps implementation
9. Conducting LPM/LACE implementation services
10. Creating and maintaining methods of measuring Agile adoption and implementation of best practices
11. Implementing tools like Jira, Confluence, etc., to support the LACE efforts

Qualifications:

1. Required:
   • Bachelor's degree in technology or related field
   • 5+ years working in an Agile role.
   • 6+ years IT project experience
2. Preferred:
   • Master's degree in IT or related field
   • 8+ years SAFe Agile experience.
   • 10 years IT project experience.
   • Federal Government experience.

Certifications:

1. Required:
   • SAFe Agilist (SA6)
   • ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
   • Additionally, one or more of the following certifications:
   • SAFe Lean Portfolio Management
   • SAFe DevOps
   • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
   • SAFe Scrum Master
   • SAFe Release Train Engineer

1. Preferred:
   • Change Management Certifications (Kotter or Prosci)
   • Kanban Management Professional (KMP)
   • Jira Certifications (Jira Administration for Cloud, Managing Jira Projects for Cloud)

Who We Are:

IntePros Federal, is a Service-Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Washington DC, providing IT solutions, systems, and software services to multiple federal government agencies. We specialize in the areas of IT solutions, application development, program management, systems integration, and cybersecurity services. We believe our core values are the keys to success by empowering people to do the right thing for our colleagues, customers, and community. Join Us!!

EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Commitment:

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Drug Test / Background Investigation: No / Yes

Background Investigation Required