Senior Agile Coach

13 Feb 2025

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Senior Agile Coach

Duration:- 6- 12 Months+

Onsite at: McLean, VA (Local Candidates Only) Hybrid Work Schedule (Tuesday – Thursday)

Must Haves:
  • Hands-on Coaching and Agile Consulting experience

Required Skills / Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Information Science/Technology, Business, Computer Science or equivalent
  • 8+ years of direct experience in one or more aspects of Information Technology (Software design/ development, IT Architecture, Technology or Product Owner/Management, Business Analysis Software Testing and Quality Assurance)
  • 1+ years of explicit experience as a Program Level Agile Coach supporting large Program(s) / Agile Release Train(s) with multiple Agile/Product Development Teams
  • 2+ years of explicit experience as a Team Level Agile Coach for Agile/Product Development Teams
  • 2+ years of explicit experience in standing up Agile/Product Development Teams, focused on training, coaching and enabling team and key roles on their roles and responsibilities.
  • 3+ years of explicit experience as a Scrum Coach (Scrum Master), Product Owner or in a Leadership role with Agile/Product Development Teams
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience coaching, implementing, and enabling the transformation of Agile / Product Development Teams to DevOps Teams, including use of CICD and Automation/Continuous Testing.
  • Hands-on Experience implementing and delivering on improvement objectives for Agile/Product Development Teams and/or Programs / Agile Release Train(s)
  • Hands-on Experience scaling Agile/Product Development Teams from individual teams in Program/Agile Release Trains.
  • Hands-on experience working on ALM / Workflow Management tools such as JIRA, Rally, Version One
  • Hands-on experience implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Hands-on experience and deep understanding of flow-based metrics such as Cumulative Flow Diagrams, Lead Time Distribution, Establishing WIP limits, etc.
  • Hands-on Experience implementing flow-based concepts/ideas/experiments in teams to help balance work-item demand with team capacity, improving lead time, cycle time, and throughput
  • Ability to operate independently within established methodologies, procedures, and guidelines
  • Ability to thrive in a highly ambiguous, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
  • Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and drive toward consensus
  • Mastery in Facilitation skills, including coaching to Scrum of Scrums, Product Owner Sync, Inspect and Adapt Workshops
  • Effective Coaching and Mentoring skills, including Program/Agile Release training and Agile/Product Development Team level roles
  • Proven ability to drive results, including through cross-functional teams and other non-traditional or matrixed reporting structures
  • Proven ability to collaborate, negotiate and positively influence management and staff across all levels of the organization
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Foster a culture of Continuous Improvement
  • Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm, objective, and professional manner
  • At least one of the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM) or SAFe Scrum Master or Agile Certified Scrum Coach (PMI- ACP) certifications

Preferred Skills
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience standing up transformation teams
  • Background leading and supporting practical Agile Transformation activities and Organizational Change
  • 1+ years working as a Release Train Engineer supporting multiple Agile/Product Development Teams within a Program / Agile Release Trains
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience coaching and instilling Lean/Design Thinking and Customer Centricity, including Problem Exploration, Experimentation, Prototyping, and developing Test & Learn mindset to enable faster feedback loops with the end user and customers
  • 2+ years of experience with Agile Engineering (DevOps) tools such as Git, Cucumber, Selenium, Jenkins, Ansible, Kubernetes and Docker
  • Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Agile Coach certifications (ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC) or equivalent
  • SPC certification and experience with Scaled Agile Framework
  • Product Management and Lean/Design thinking /LUMA certifications
  • Hands-on experience with Atlassian Suite tool preferred (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  • Experience working in financial and mortgage industries
  • Experience working in variety of backgrounds/industries/corporations.
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration, IT Management or similar

  • ID: #49186734
  • State: Virginia Mclean 20598 Mclean USA
  • City: Mclean
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-13
  • Deadline: 2023-04-09
  • Category: Education/teaching