About the role

  • Agile Coach at Custom Software Systems, Inc. enhancing team effectiveness and strategic alignment for cloud-based ERP delivery. Facilitating program level planning and improving agile maturity across teams.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Design, prepare for, and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning events including Sprint Planning, iteration planning, and team alignment sessions
  • Collaborate with program leadership to develop strategic roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and align team objectives with business outcomes
  • Conduct ongoing evaluations to ensure the effectiveness of Agile programs and recommend modifications to enhance team performance and delivery capabilities
  • Proactively collaborate and communicate with internal/external stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps and support program effectiveness
  • Conduct comprehensive training modifications as necessary to build agile capability across the RAPID program and develop operating procedures to enable knowledge transfer
  • Coach teams on DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automation techniques
  • Provide regular assessments of team maturity, program health metrics, and recommendations for continuous improvement and work with the teams to implement improvement recommendations

Requirements

  • 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
  • Experience transforming initiatives to deliver lasting change within agencies that focus on delivering value for its customers.
  • 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
  • At least one of the following or its equivalent: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM) – SAFe Scrum Master Agile Certified Scrum Coach (PMI-ACP)

Benefits

  • Health insurance plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Long-term disability
  • Short-term disability
  • Basic term life insurance
  • Supplemental term life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents
  • Simple IRA
  • Parking/Commuting expense reimbursement
  • Training/Education

Job title

Agile Coach

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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