What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agile Coach position at Concepta Innovation Services, LLC?
Job Overview
We are seeking a skilled Agile Coach to support our client’s RAPID program. This initiative focuses on rapid agile product innovation and development, including the delivery of cloud-based ERP systems. The Agile Coach will be instrumental in enhancing team effectiveness, facilitating program-level planning, improving strategic alignment, and growing agile maturity across multiple product development teams.
Responsibilities
- Establish new Agile teams and provide interactive coaching to stakeholders and teams
- Help existing teams adopt and improve agile methods and practices
- Design, prepare, and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning events, including Sprint Planning and other alignment sessions
- Collaborate with program leadership to develop strategic roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and align team objectives with business outcomes
- Conduct ongoing evaluations of Agile programs and recommend modifications to enhance team performance and delivery capabilities
- Proactively collaborate and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps and support program effectiveness
- Conduct training and develop operating procedures to enable knowledge transfer and build agile capability across the RAPID program
- Coach teams on DevOps practices, CI/CD, and automation techniques
- Provide regular assessments of team maturity, program health metrics, and recommendations for continuous improvement
- Work with teams to implement improvement recommendations
Additional Knowledge and Experience
- Experience with ServiceNow ITSM, platform analytics, and agile development platforms
- Facilitating Big Room Planning/PI Planning events for Agile Release Trains
- Knowledge of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodologies
- Developing and implementing strategic roadmaps for agile programs
- Coaching teams on iterative improvement practices and retrospective techniques
- Strong facilitation skills including Scrum of Scrums, Product Owner Sync, and Inspect and Adapt Workshops
- Experience with cloud-based ERP systems and supporting digital transformation initiatives
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information science/technology, Business, Computer Science, or equivalent
- At least 8 years of direct experience in Information Technology (software design/development, IT architecture, technology or product owner/management, and quality assurance)
- Minimum 1 year as a Program-Level Agile Coach supporting large programs/agile release trains with multiple teams
- At least 2 years as a Team-Level Agile Coach, including standing up Agile/Product Development Teams
- At least 3 years as a Scrum Coach (Scrum Master), Product Owner, or leadership role with Agile/Product Development Teams
- Experience coaching and transforming Agile/Product Development Teams to DevOps Teams, including CI/CD and automation/continuous testing
- At least one certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM), SAFe Scrum Master, Agile Certified Scrum Coach (PMI-ACP)
Application Question(s):
- Are you a US Citizen?
- Do you have at least one certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM), SAFe Scrum Master, Agile Certified Scrum Coach (PMI-ACP)
Ability to Commute:
- Washington, DC 20551 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person