Agile Coach Job at The Evolvers Group, Washington DC

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  • The Evolvers Group
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Role: Agile CoachWork Location: Washington, DC (Remote)Contract: 6+ months contract (possible to extend)Pay rate: Please provide in the attached formNote: Remote but occasional visits to onsite is requiredClient is looking for an Agile Coach to support the RAPID (Rapid Agile Product Innovation & Development) program within the Division of Management & Financial Services (MFS). The RAPID program team requires agile coaching services to enhance team effectiveness, facilitate program level planning events, improve strategic alignment, and enable the delivery of cloud based ERP systems. The Agile Coach will work across multiple product development teams to foster continuous improvement, facilitate collaboration, and strengthen agile maturity across the RAPID program. Responsibilities Agile Coaching & Transformation: Establish new Agile teams and provide interactive initial and ongoing coaching to stakeholders and teams and help existing teams adopt and improve agile methods and practices Big Room Planning Facilitation: Design, prepare for, and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning events including Sprint Planning, iteration planning, and team alignment sessions Strategic Planning Support: Collaborate with program leadership to develop strategic roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and align team objectives with business outcomes Team Effectiveness & Process Improvement: Conduct ongoing evaluations to ensure the effectiveness of Agile programs and recommend modifications to enhance team performance and delivery capabilities Stakeholder Collaboration: Proactively collaborate and communicate with internal/external stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps and support program effectiveness Training & Knowledge Transfer: Conduct comprehensive training modifications as necessary to build agile capability across the RAPID program and develop operating procedures to enable knowledge transfer DevOps Enablement: Coach teams on DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automation techniques Reporting & Assessment: Provide regular assessments of team maturity, program health metrics, and recommendations for continuous improvement and work with the teams to implement improvement recommendations Qualifications Required Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Information Science/Technology, Business, Computer Science or equivalent At least 8 years of direct experience in one or more aspects of Information Technology (Software design/development, IT Architecture, Technology or Product Owner/Management, and Quality Assurance) Minimum of 1 year experience as a Program Level Agile Coach supporting large Program(s) / Agile Release Train(s) with multiple Agile/Product Development Teams At least 2 years' experience as a Team Level Agile Coach for Agile/Product Development Teams to include standing up Agile/Product Development Teams At least 3 years' experience as a Scrum Coach (Scrum Master), Product Owner or in a Leadership role with Agile/Product Development Teams Experience coaching, implementing, and enabling transformation of Agile/Product Development Teams to DevOps Teams, including use of Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) and Automation/Continuous Testing At least one of the following certifications: - Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM) - SAFe Scrum Master - Agile Certified Scrum Coach (PMI-ACP) Other required experience: Experience with ServiceNow ITSM (IT Service Management), Platform Analytics, and Agile Development platforms Experience facilitating Big Room Planning/PI Planning events for Agile Release Trains Knowledge and experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodologies Experience developing and implementing strategic roadmaps for agile programs Ability to coach teams on iterative improvement practices and retrospective techniques Strong facilitation skills including coaching to Scrum of Scrums, Product Owner Sync, and Inspect and Adapt Workshops Experience working with cloud-based ERP systems and supporting digital transformation initiatives Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels #J-18808-Ljbffr The Evolvers Group

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