Senior Agile Coach

Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Senior Agile Coach to drive adoption and adherence to SAFe Agile best practices in our newly embarked SAFe Agile transformation. The ideal candidate has experience implementing and maturing SAFe Agile to the Portfolio SAFe level and is comfortable communicating with all levels of staff from senior clients to junior contributors.

Location: On-site at our Rosslyn VA and Beltsville MD locations.

Role:

• As a strategic leader in a maturing SAFe Agile organization you will guide staff across all Product Teams to implement follow and mature SAFe Agile best practices including SAFe Agile ceremonies and PI Planning events.
• You will lead by example to foster a culture of continuous improvement and help teach and reinforce best practices across all staff from senior leadership to individual contributors.
• You will assist Portfolio Leadership and Release Train Engineer to consistently and sustainably implement SAFe Agile processes.

Responsibilities:

• Support SAFe Agile ceremonies (PI Planning Sprint Planning Daily Scrums Reviews Retrospectives Demos) for multiple Product teams ensuring adherence to Agile principles.
• Coach teams in breaking down requirements into user stories/tasks resolving impediments and fostering collaboration between Product Owners Engineers and stakeholders.
• Promote transparency trust and continuous improvement through retrospectives metrics analysis and process enhancements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners Product Managers Solution Architects Scrum Masters and RTE to define roadmaps scope and objectives.
• Negotiate and resolve conflicts between teams stakeholders and external partners using advanced conflict management skills.
• Partner with Scrum Masters and Portfolio Leadership to plan capacity allocate resources and shield teams from external disruptions.
• Use JIRA Confluence and SAFe frameworks to track progress release budgets and deliverables.
• Advocate for Agile adoption across the organization bridging gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Ideally You Will Need To Have:

• Proven experience leading complex product development projects involving multiple modules.
• Ability to influence and mentor teams in Agile practices and SAFe adoption.
• Strong track record in conflict resolution and stakeholder collaboration.

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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 9 years as an Agile Coach or Release Train Engineer with experience in SAFe Scrum and/or Kanban. 7 years with Masters; or 4 years with a PhD.
• Certifications: SAFe SPC 6.0 certification and ONE of the following certifications: CCNA-Security CND CySA GICSP GSEC Security CE or SSCP.
• Fluency in JIRA and Confluence.
• Advanced project management and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Possess a current active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10 years of relevant experience as an Agile Coach or Release Train Engineer with experience in SAFe Scrum and/or Kanban.
• PMP certification.
• PMI-ACP (or equivalent Agile certifications) ICP-ACC or CSP-SM certification.
• Experience with cybersecurity programs.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.