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Agile Coach

Innovative Computer Solutions Group, Inc

Agile Coach

Washington, DC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Responsibilities:

    Effect change by acting as a guide for agile teams and programs during GFT's multi-year agile transformation Partner with stakeholders, existing Agile Coaches, and functional leaders define and execute upon strategies for adopting agile ways of working

    Perform hands-on coaching activities for your teams and programs, including but not limited to:

    Advise leaders on how to organize, mobilize, and launch agile teams.

    Influence process execution by guiding product owners and mentoring team members, Drive continuous process improvement strategies enabling efficient, effective, sustainable and measurable delivery

    Understanding of Citi's risk goal to coach teams to reduce through test automation, minimizing technical debt and increasing quality

    Report on patterns and anti-patterns in intra-team agile dynamics:

    Identify patterns for reinforcement and opportunities for team growth.

    Establish feedback loops enabling trust, psychological safety, transparency and customer feedback

    Design and lead workshops on the pragmatics of Lean-Agile values, principles, and practices

    Collaborate with our client organizations to adopt sustainable Lean-Agile capabilities and processes

    Coach and mentor more junior colleagues in agile values and principles.

    Qualifications:

    7+ years working in an agile culture with deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban and Lean Agile frameworks

    5+ years working in an agile environment as a coach

    5+ years working in an agile environment as a Product Owner or Scrum Master Demonstrated experience coaching at least 2 agile teams concurrently, through a multiyear agile transformation

    Experience with large-scale enterprise agile transformation with demonstrated experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or other scaling frameworks and deep understanding of agile values and principles

    Demonstrated experience facilitating collaborative sessions, managing customer expectations, and ensuring work is aligned with the enterprise goals and objectives.

    Demonstrated experience in coaching to common practices to reduce risk with a deep understanding of compliance requirements for a bank

    Understanding of the technical enablers of agile delivery and how they operate within an agile organization (e.g., CICD, DevSecOps)

    Expertise with agile tool suites including Atlassian, Agility Health Radar, MS Teams, or similar agile management tools

    Experience with agile testing and technical engineering techniques (TDD, BDD) and DevSecOps tools

    Preferred Qualifications:

    A passion for learning new technologies, and a desire for personal growth, through self-study, formal classes, or on-the-job training

    Active leadership in the agile community

    Education:

    Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

    Scrum Master, and Product Owner certification

    Agile Coach certifications

    Flexible work from home options available.