Senior Agile Coach & Jira Trainer (Remote)

LMI

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 102,000 - 174,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

LMI seeks an Agile Coach / Trainer Level IV to strengthen Agile delivery practices and Jira proficiency across VA teams and a distributed workforce. The role blends assessment, coaching, and hands‑on instruction to drive sustainable adoption and measurable improvements in planning, backlog management, and reporting.

Success hinges on balancing enterprise standards with diverse team contexts and providing ongoing reinforcement beyond workshops.

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor’s degree in education, organizational 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 credentials or equivalent: ICAgile CP, CSP, CST, SAFe SPC, or 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 favorable Public Trust determination and satisfy applicable federal requirements.
Ability to adapt Agile instruction to adult learners with varied technical experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct Agile maturity, Jira Cloud proficiency, and team readiness interviews, workshops, and observations.
Deliver instructor‑led and virtual training on Agile fundamentals for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Jira/Confluence Cloud users.
Coach teams on backlogs, ceremonies, prioritization, flow, metrics, and standardized 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 guidance.
Partner with instructional designers and analysts to align training paths with assessment results and adoption measures.
Re‑assess Agile maturity and Jira Cloud utilization through structured interviews and workshops.
Tailor coaching for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team leads, and portfolio stakeholders with actionable follow‑ups.
Demonstrate working Jira boards, epics, stories, sprint and Kanban configurations during hands‑on sessions.
Measure coaching effectiveness through behavior changes and training feedback.