Agile Coach-SPC

The Agile Coach will provide training and coaching to build team maturity in agile approaches measure progress to overcome obstacles and drive continuous improvement.

About the Job:

• The Agile Coach works in the agency information technology division under general direction to ensure the adoption of agile ways of working in the agency.
• You will be responsible for developing and implementing recommendations for agency policies to support Agile ways for working.
• This handson role will involve guiding and helping all stakeholders understand their role in the Agile process.
• You will provide training and coaching to build team maturity in agile approaches measure progress to overcome obstacles and drive continuous improvement.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Lead the agencys Agile transformation by assessing current practices identifying areas of improvement and developing an adoption strategy.
• Facilitate coaching sessions to Agile teams Scrum Masters Product Owners Product Management and stakeholders at all levels of the agency.
• Provide senior managers agile best practices to ensure adoption from top down.
• Coach and guide ART leadership on prioritization and managing the backlog.
• Identify and address impediments that delay team progress.
• Guide stakeholders on adoption and implementation of Agile principles and practices.
• Champion cultural change and agile mindsets.
• Assess team maturity and conduct maturity assessments.
• Promote DevOps and the continuous delivery pipeline.
• Identify relevant metrics and define measurement.
• Use system thinking to help uncover bottlenecks.
• Help improve engagement between teams and stakeholders.
• Assist Scrum Masters with planning and scheduling of required meetings.
• Assist Product Owners in creating user stories.
• Assist Product Management in creating features.
• Assist teams in breaking down complex tasks into smaller more manageable user stories.
• Support teams in estimating effort understanding capacity and planning iterations.

• The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
• Other duties responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What Youll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirement to be considered for employment:

• At least one of the following certifications: Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICPACC) or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMIACP).
• Extensive knowledge in LeanAgile principles and SAFe methodologies.
• At least 8 years experience working as an Agile Coach Product Owner or Scrum Master.
• Experience in setting up a Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE).
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to inspire and influence individuals and teams.
• Extensive knowledge with JIRA Confluence and Azure DevOps for project management collaboration and tracking.
• Extensive knowledge of policies standards procedures and techniques used for application development.
• You must be adaptable in your approach adjusting techniques based on the needs of different teams.
• Possess analytical skills to interpret data and metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Good empathy skills to relate to the perspectives of team members helping build trust resolve conflicts and promote collaboration.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

• This role may serve as a team lead for an assigned work group.

Difficulty of Work:

• Work is broad in scope requiring extensive judgment in adopting techniques to meet the information technology requirements specifications standards and procedures of a complex enterprisewide system.

Responsibility:

• Work has a direct influence and impact on the agencys ability to successfully administer the business operation to achieve agency mission policy or practice.
• Technical instruction is generally not needed; however incumbent may seek guidance when unique problems arise.
• Work is reviewed for adherence to deadlines and attainment of objectives.

Personal Work Relationships:

• This individual will be expected to partner with agency personnel and related stakeholders working towards completion of assigned functions.
• Exceptional customer service is provided to agency partners and/or the general public.

Physical Effort:

• This role performs work in an environment where sitting for extended periods of time could be expected.

Working Conditions:

• This role performs work in a standard office environment.