Agile Coach

Agile Coach – CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic team member to act as an Agile Coach within a large federal agency. The agency is committed to an operating model based on Agile, product‑focus, and Dev Sec Ops  to increase efficiency, efficacy, and overall success of its IT verticals and missions.

$81,536.00/yr - $/yr

Full‑Time, Experienced

• Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teams at both the team and program level to enable successful delivery of large strategic system development initiatives.
• Facilitate team workshops to help new teams understand Agile and Lean principles, Scrum, Kanban, and roles and responsibilities.
• Lead the creation, delivery, and strategy of Agile training for government stakeholders and contractors regarding agency Agile processes, tools, and policies.
• Help teams with sprint planning and implementation, providing ongoing Agile coaching support for new Agile teams throughout multiple iterations.
• Provide ad hoc coaching to teams that have implemented Agile but need assistance to refine their processes.
• Mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members of new and existing Agile teams.
• Assist organizations to define, prioritize, and decompose requirements in Product and Program Backlogs.
• Evolve and maintain the Agile Maturity Assessment model, assess team performance and Agile maturity, and report findings.
• Provide feedback on processes, policies, procedures, training, and tooling changes to better support the enterprise’s Agile transformation.
• Facilitate and coordinate cross‑team planning workshops; coach other Scrum Masters to facilitate cross‑team planning workshops.
• Lead and participate in Agile communities of practice; prepare and update organization‑wide Agile artifacts and methodology documentation.
• Help iterate on and provide recommendations to advance the Agile Transformation Roadmap.
• Embed an agile culture using techniques from a wide range of agile and lean methodologies and frameworks.
• Ensure Agile project metrics are tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems.
• Oversee coaching and planning of multiple high‑performing Agile development teams and large‑scale programs across the enterprise.

• Familiar with Dev Sec Ops  tools and techniques such as modern IDEs, Git Hub, containerization, code‑as‑infrastructure, and zero‑trust.
• Superior organizational skills with acute attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in time‑sensitive situations and prioritize multiple projects with similar deadlines.
• Agile coaching experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of practical Agile experience.
• Strong understanding of Agile concepts with an emphasis on SAFe including Scrum, Kanban, Product Ownership, and Agile Scaling.
• Experience as a hands‑on organizational change agent working across multiple teams.
• Experience with assisting leadership and team members with removing barriers and embracing transformation by customizing paths, approaches, and solutions to becoming Agile.
• Experience with launching Agile Release Trains, building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with Dev Ops culture, empowering a Lean Portfolio, and successfully implementing SAFe in enterprise settings.
• Experience supporting and executing PI Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

• Master’s degree or higher education degree in an Information Technology‑related field.
• Certifications including Scaled Agile Framework – SPC, Scrum Alliance – CST, ICAgile – ICE‑AC, ICP‑CAT, or equivalent Expert/Senior Coaching Certifications.
• Secure coding knowledge.
• Open‑source tools management.
• SEI‑CMMI and NIST experience.
• Project Management Training or Education such as PMP.

• Health, Dental, and Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and Observation of State/Federal Holidays.

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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