About the job
Join Our Team as an Agile Coach!
Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced
Department: Project Management
CGS Federal is actively seeking a passionate and experienced Agile Coach to support our dynamic team in assisting a prominent federal agency. Our mission is to foster an operating model centered on Agile methodologies, Product-focus, and DevSecOps, driving efficiency and success across various IT initiatives.
The ideal candidate will not only exhibit a strong Agile mindset but also possess a genuine enthusiasm for cultivating an Agile culture. You will play a pivotal role in coaching, guiding, and empowering executives, managers, product owners, Scrum Masters, and team members alike.
At CGS, we pride ourselves on bringing together innovative and highly skilled professionals to tackle the government's most pressing challenges with cutting-edge technology. We seek individuals who are eager to contribute to government innovation, thrive in collaborative environments, and can anticipate the needs of their colleagues. We offer a supportive environment that encourages professional growth through a variety of learning opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Agile transformation across multiple teams, ensuring the successful execution of large-scale strategic system development projects.
- Organize and facilitate workshops to introduce new teams to Agile and Lean principles, Scrum, Kanban, and their respective roles and responsibilities.
- Develop and deliver Agile Training to government stakeholders and contractors, focusing on agency-specific Agile processes, tools, and policies.
- Assist teams in sprint planning and execution, providing ongoing coaching support to newly formed Agile teams throughout multiple iterations.
- Offer supplementary coaching to teams that have adopted Agile practices but require help in refining their processes.
- Deliver hands-on mentoring to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and members of both new and established Agile teams.
- Support teams in setting up their boards, automating workflows, and generating automated reports. Help organizations define, prioritize, and break down requirements for Product and Program Backlogs.
- Maintain and evolve the Agile Maturity Assessment model, evaluate team performance and Agile maturity, and communicate findings effectively.
- Provide constructive feedback on processes, policies, training, and tooling to enhance the enterprise’s Agile transformation efforts.
- Coordinate cross-team planning initiatives to align goals and strategies.
