Senior Agile Delivery Lead: Backlog & Delivery Orchestrator

SMXTech Pty Ltd.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SMXTech Pty Ltd. in Arlington, VA, seeks an Agile Delivery Analyst to lead embedded delivery-management and workflow coordination for an ARES value stream.

You will work with Government Product Managers, PMO leads, technical leads, developers, data engineers, and stakeholders to translate priorities into structured, actionable work and keep workload, delivery flow, risks, dependencies, and commitments visible and manageable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
• Active Secret Clearance required
• 6+ years delivering technical projects or program delivery
• 4+ years using Jira and Confluence to manage work and reports
• Experience supporting end-to-end lifecycle: intake to sustainment
• Able to translate priorities into structured, actionable work

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery-management and workflow coordination for an assigned value stream or delivery team
• Translate priorities into structured, actionable work with Government Product Managers and PMO
• Support lifecycle from intake through sustainment
• Maintain a clear Jira backlog with context for outcomes, scope, priority, users, acceptance criteria
• Facilitate backlog refinement, Kanban reviews, risk/dependency discussions
• Track work in progress, blockers, forecast delivery, and capacity constraints
• Coordinate with technical leads to capture estimates, sequencing, and release considerations
• Escalate material risks and dependencies to PMO Lead and leads
• Support release readiness with completion checks and stakeholder awareness
• Maintain Confluence docs and leadership-facing reports

Skills

Active Secret Clearance

Delivery management

Agile / Kanban

Stakeholder coordination

End-to-end lifecycle experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

SMXTech Pty Ltd. in Arlington, VA, seeks an Agile Delivery Analyst to lead embedded delivery-management and workflow coordination for an ARES value stream.

You will work with Government Product Managers, PMO leads, technical leads, developers, data engineers, and stakeholders to translate priorities into structured, actionable work and keep workload, delivery flow, risks, dependencies, and commitments visible and manageable.