Agile Coach, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

12h

About The Position

The Opportunity: Are you a data professional ready to join a dynamic team cracking the government’s most exhilarating data puzzles? Do you enjoy partnering with decision-makers to gather and analyze requirements and develop solutions that aid with control costs, ensure accountability, anticipate the future, measure performance, and maintain optimal operations? We are currently seeking a dynamic and skilled Agile Coach to join our team. As an Agile Coach, you will play a crucial part facilitating agile processes, promoting collaboration, and removing obstacles to ensure efficient and successful project delivery while executing mission critical work. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. If you are passionate about leveraging your scrum master or project management skills and working with cutting-edge technologies to enable efficient data analysis, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and be a part of our mission to provide streamlined and rapid access to critical information. Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager, including managing projects, processes, and teams delivering web-based systems
2+ years of experience with Jira product Administration and Jira Service Desk configuration, maintaining and supporting workflows schemes, permission schemes, notification schemes, and screen schemes
Experience with Atlassian Jira, Agile at Scale, such as SAFe or DAD, Cloud computing, and DoD security requirements
Experience in Jira service desk administration, customizations, mapping, and automating complex workflows for role-based access control
Experience writing custom conditions, validations and post functions using ScriptRunner for Jira and automation for Jira
Experience with managing a technical product portfolio, leading a technical team of 20+ staff, and creating and delivering client briefings and status reports
Knowledge of Jira Query Language (JQL), including dynamic dashboards and reporting
Knowledge of program activities using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, pay strict attention to detail, and be committed to delivering high-quality results
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with the DoD or IC
Experience with large-scale programs worth over $1M annually for government clients
Experience with Advana
Possession of excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills
PMP certification, Agile Coaching certification, and AWS certification preferred

Responsibilities

Apply functional and technical knowledge to achieve scrum goals, contributing to solutions for moderate scope and complex problems.
Facilitate scrum events, including daily standups, sprint events, sprint review, and sprint retrospective, to ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and communication between team members and stakeholders.
Guide and coach team on Agile principles, practices, and ceremonies to foster continuous improvement.
Assist the Product Owner in refining and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure it is well-groomed and ready for upcoming sprints.
Identify and address impediments and roadblocks that hinder team progress and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve them.
Continuously improve the team’s processes and practices by implementing agile techniques and suggesting adaptations as needed.
Support a culture of transparency, collaboration and open communication among the team members and stakeholders.
Affect change and excels in managing stakeholders to recalibrate expectations as needed.