Senior Agile Coach – Enterprise Transformation

CGS Federal; Illinois; On-site; USD 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays observance

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive agile transformation for a large federal agency. You will coach executives, managers, POs, Scrum Masters and teams to embrace agile, product-focused delivery and DevSecOps practices.

The role emphasizes leading SAFe programs, PI planning, and establishing lean portfolio management. You will partner with stakeholders, facilitate cross-team planning, and advance the enterprise-wide Agile journey while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of practical Agile experience.
• Strong understanding of SAFe including Scrum, Kanban, Product Ownership and Agile scaling.
• Experience as a hands-on organizational change agent across multiple teams.
• Agile coaching experience with the ability to coach executives, managers, POs and Scrum Masters.
• Familiar with DevSecOps tools and techniques and working in government environments.
• Experience launching Agile Release Trains and coordinating PI Planning events.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teams and programs to enable delivery of large initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops to teach Agile/Lean principles, Scrum, Kanban, and roles.
• Lead Agile training for government stakeholders and contractors on processes and tools.
• Coach teams on sprint planning, backlog refinement, and ongoing Agile practices.
• Provide hands-on mentoring to Scrum Masters and Product Owners across teams.
• Evolve the Agile maturity model, assess team performance, and report findings.
• Support cross-team planning, grooming, and communities of practice.
• Ensure Agile metrics are tracked and used to address potential issues.

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive agile transformation for a large federal agency. You will coach executives, managers, POs, Scrum Masters and teams to embrace agile, product-focused delivery and DevSecOps practices.

The role emphasizes leading SAFe programs, PI planning, and establishing lean portfolio management. You will partner with stakeholders, facilitate cross-team planning, and advance the enterprise-wide Agile journey while