Senior AI and Agile Transformation Lead

Xenith Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing strategy and technology solutions to federal customers.

We seek a Senior AI and Agile Transformation Lead to guide PMOD's AI strategy, identify high-value AI opportunities, and educate stakeholders on AI capabilities and governance across CBP and DHS.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined experience in Agile software delivery or program management.
• 3+ years in a scaled Agile delivery leadership role (RTE) or equivalent.
• Experience standing up or significantly restructuring an ART.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI strategy, roadmap, and adoption for PMOD and CBP-related initiatives.
• Advise PMOD leadership and stakeholders on AI capabilities, risks, and governance.
• Design, pilot, evaluate, scale AI solutions for government customers.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with stakeholders across CBP and DHS.
• Develop executive-ready briefings, decisions papers, dashboards, and reports.

Skills

Agile leadership

Executive reporting

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Organizational change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Xenith Solutions is a small family focused business where we focus on taking care of our employees and customers equally. We are focused on serving Federal / Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence organizations with superior service. If you want to be a part of a rapidly growing business with an exceptional culture, then you want to be a part of the Xenith Solutions family.

Xenith Solutions is seeking an inspired candidate to join our team in support of a government contract for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Job Description

Senior AI and Agile Transformation Lead who is a deep subject-matter expert and thought leader in the effective use of artificial intelligence. The individual will help guide PMOD's AI strategy and adoption; bring broad experience designing and implementing AI solutions for government customers; identify high-value AI opportunities; and educate stakeholders on AI capabilities, functionality, risks, and practical applications. The individual should also have a strong understanding of AI activities and capabilities across CBP, including the roles and efforts of relevant offices. They must be able to collaborate effectively across CBP and remain current on applicable AI guidance, governance processes, procedures, and implementation requirements. This position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a CBP Background Investigation (BI) is required; active CBP BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, refinement, and execution of PMOD's artificial intelligence strategy, adoption approach, and implementation roadmap.
• Serve as a senior AI subject-matter expert and trusted advisor to PMOD leadership, program teams, and stakeholders across CBP.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-value AI use cases that support mission outcomes, operational efficiency, decision support, and technology modernization.
• Advise stakeholders on practical AI capabilities, limitations, risks, governance considerations, and responsible implementation practices.
• Design and support the implementation of AI solutions for government customers, including requirements definition, solution architecture, pilot execution, evaluation, scaling, and sustainment.
• Maintain awareness of CBP AI activities, capabilities, governance structures, and relevant office roles to promote coordination and reduce duplicative efforts.
• Collaborate with business, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, procurement, data, and program-management stakeholders to ensure AI initiatives align with applicable policies, procedures, governance processes, and implementation requirements.
• Monitor evolving federal, DHS, and CBP AI guidance and translate applicable requirements into practical program recommendations and delivery actions.
• Develop executive-ready briefings, decision papers, recommendations, dashboards, and reports that clearly communicate AI opportunities, implementation status, risks, benefits, and resource needs.
• Educate and enable stakeholders through briefings, workshops, demonstrations, and other engagement activities focused on AI concepts, tools, use cases, risks, and adoption practices.

Agile Transformation and Delivery Responsibilities

• Lead Agile transformation efforts and provide scaled Agile delivery leadership for complex technology programs and cross-functional teams.
• Establish, launch, mature, or restructure Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and supporting delivery structures, as appropriate.
• Plan, facilitate, and continuously improve Program Increment (PI) Planning events, Inspect and Adapt sessions, Scrum of Scrums, ART syncs, and other scaled Agile ceremonies.
• Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, delivery teams, technical leads, and government stakeholders on SAFe principles, Agile roles, ceremonies, planning practices, and continuous-improvement methods.
• Establish and maintain delivery cadences, governance practices, performance metrics, reporting processes, and escalation mechanisms for Agile programs.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, impediments, and stakeholder issues to support predictable, integrated delivery.
• Use Agile lifecycle management tools, such as Jira and Azure DevOps, to support backlog management, planning, dependency tracking, delivery reporting, and performance analysis.
• Apply flow metrics, capacity planning, forecasting, and delivery-performance data to identify improvement opportunities and inform leadership decisions.
• Promote integration of Agile delivery practices with DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, cybersecurity requirements, and quality-engineering practices.
• Support value-stream identification, ART design, organizational-readiness assessments, and change-management activities in evolving delivery environments.

Required Experience in years

• 8+ years of experience in Agile software delivery, technical program management, or enterprise technology delivery.
• 3+ years of experience serving as an RTE or equivalent Agile delivery leadership role in a scaled Agile environment.
• Demonstrated experiencestanding up a new ART, launching a major Agile transformation, or significantly restructuring an existing ART.
• Proven experience planning and facilitating PI Planning events involving multiple Agile teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile delivery teams.
• Experience establishing delivery cadences, governance practices, metrics, and program-level reporting.
• Experience managing cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile planning, integration, testing, and release management.

Technical and Methodological Competencies

• Strong working knowledge of SAFe principles, roles, events, and ART execution practices.
• Experience using Agile lifecycle management platforms such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Understanding of Agile flow metrics, capacity planning, forecasting, and delivery performance management.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and modern software engineering practices.
• Ability to translate complex delivery information into concise, actionable executive-level reporting.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and organizational change management skills.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Certification Requirements

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification.
• SAFe Agilist (SA) certification or equivalent demonstrated SAFe knowledge.

Security Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a CBP Background Investigation (BI) is required; active CBP BI preferred.

Preferred Skills

• SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification.
• Experience establishing ARTs within federal government, Department of Defense, or other complex mission-focused organizations.
• Experience working in environments with multiple contractors, government stakeholders, and distributed Agile teams.
• Familiarity with government program management, contractual deliverables, cybersecurity requirements, and compliance-driven delivery environments.
• Experience establishing ART performance dashboards using Power BI, Jira, Azure DevOps, or comparable reporting tools.
• Experience integrating Agile delivery with automated testing, DevSecOps pipelines, and quality engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to support value stream identification, ART design, and organizational readiness assessments.
• Experience supporting Agile transformation initiatives where organizational structures, team responsibilities, and delivery processes are still evolving.

Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2019. We provide comprehensive, timely and relevant Solutions and Business Consulting support to our customers as a key partner. Our leadership brings over a century of combined experience in Defense and Civilian markets. Our employees possess experience in all aspects of solution development from requirements creation, development, test and evaluation, fielding, and sustainment. At the core of our offerings, we provide strategy and technology solutions, giving our customers valuable insights and thought leadership on the best application of information technology to drive business objectives.

Xenith focuses on solving complex business challenges facing our customers. Our "Success Through Achievement" work ethic means our customer receive quality solutions through our commitment. We pride ourselves on tackling some of the most difficult operational requirements our customers have – ensuring an appropriate match between the mission requirements, financials, schedule, and security.

EEO

Xenith Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

EEO IS THE LAW