Agile Coach

Job Description

Description

Job Description: SAIC is hiring an Agile Coach with SAFe implementation experience to support the Army Corp of Engineers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for enabling, guiding and teaching high performing teams to deliver industry leading IT solutions in support of digital transformation.

In this role, you will lead an Agile delivery transformation initiative from scratch.

Most of the organization is delivering legacy waterfall projects and the vision is for most efforts to be Agile/sprint driven.

Location: This is a 100% remote position that can be worked from anywhere within the United States.

Job Duties:
Mentor internal team members and external customers by establishing partnerships and key stakeholders as a value-driven leader to help ensure optimal program deliveryFacilitate a team dynamic to optimize the value streams and performance by constantly improving habits, culture and best practices with the team and organizationTrain teams on the agile methodology and oversee the development of agile teams to ensure effective program outcomesBe responsible for guiding teams through the implementation process and encourage the team and leadership to embrace agile methodsLead scrum of scrum / SAFe PI type efforts utilizing Agile industry best practices and valuesMentor and guide product owners on innovative delivery methodologiesIntroduce emerging Agile frameworks to optimize quality deliveryPossess skills and experience to perform in various Agile team rolesExtensive experience in working with Agile Project Management toolsPrioritize PBI with internal customersDevelop and document best practice approaches and reusable assets.Document and follow established processes Agile/Project development work.
Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years’ experience supporting large digital transformation efforts or service management systems or IT integration efforts such as NaaS, PaaS or ITaaS efforts.

An additional 4 years of directly relevant experience required in lieu of a degree.

3-5 years of IT life cycle development; preferably DevOps environment

Good skills and knowledge facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.

Excellent interpersonal / communication skills

Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
US Citizen with an Active Secret Security Clearance
Desired:

SAFe certified

ACP PMI
– Agile Certified Professional

PMI
– Project Management Professional
ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with SAIC’s vaccination policy.

Full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work onsite at an SAIC location.

If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment.

Employees working onsite at a customer location must comply with customer requirements which may include mandatory vaccination, mandatory attestation regarding one’s vaccination status and mandatory weekly or bi-weekly testing.

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with SAIC’s vaccination policy.

Full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work onsite at an SAIC location.

If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment.

Employees working onsite at a customer location must comply with customer requirements which may include mandatory vaccination, mandatory attestation regarding one’s vaccination status and mandatory weekly or bi-weekly testing.

Target salary range: $125,001
– $150,000.

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation’s modernization and readiness challenges.

Our offerings across defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets include high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission outcomes.

We integrate the best components from our portfolio with our partner’s ecosystem to deliver innovative and effective solutions.

We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities.

Headquartered in Reston, VA, SAIC has annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion.

For information, visit saic.com or Working at SAIC for benefits details.

SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer empowering people no matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

We strive to create a diverse, inclusive and respectful work culture that values all.