Agile Coach
About The Position
Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Agile Coach with a Secret security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate is a seasoned Agile practitioner with a deep understanding of Army operations and culture, passionate about continuous improvement and committed to empowering teams through coaching, mentoring, and facilitation. Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of direct Army-specific experience (military, civilian, or contractor).
- Relevant Agile coaching experience or equivalent certification
- Senior-level Agile certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), or equivalent.
- Secret Clearance is required.
- Demonstrated expertise in Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, or equivalent).
- Strong teaching and mentoring skills with the ability to build Agile competency across teams of varying experience levels.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership, at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to produce data-driven reports and performance metrics for leadership consumption.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate core Agile functions including sprint planning, backlog grooming and management, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
- Maintain and visualize work-in-progress using customer designated task management systems to provide leadership with real time visibility into team capacity and activity status.
- Coach and mentor team members on Agile principles, frameworks, and best practices, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and scaling methodologies.
- Assist with task management and decision prioritization to improve team delivery.
- Identify and remove impediments to team performance, escalating blockers to appropriate stakeholders as needed.
- Apply professional coaching techniques to drive team performance improvement and cultural adoption of Agile values.
- Support organizational change management efforts related to Agile transformation within the directorate.
- Provide leadership with data-driven reporting and performance metrics in accordance with customer established timelines and deliverable requirements.
Benefits
- health, dental and vision insurance
- 401K with company matching
- flexible spending accounts
- paid holidays
- three weeks paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
