Agile Coach - Enterprise Cybersecurity Software Development

VIAVI Solutions•Minnetonka, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers. Duties & Responsibilities: Role Overview We're seeking a technically-credible leader to drive consistency and modern development practices across scrum teams. You'll need enough technical depth to have meaningful conversations with engineers, architects, and DevOps—but your focus is on driving organizational adoption, eliminating process bottlenecks, and coaching teams toward iterative delivery. You'll partner closely with our architecture and DevOps teams to ensure development teams are consistently leveraging modern practices and tooling. This is a 100% on-site position, offering daily collaboration, hands-on mentorship, and direct access to cutting-edge lab environments—ideal for those who thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented setting. What You'll Do Partner with DevOps and architecture teams to understand technical capabilities and constraints, then drive consistent adoption across development teams Identify adoption gaps: Work with teams to spot where they're not leveraging available CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, deployment automation, or architectural patterns—then coach them on adoption Drive consistency in development practices: Establish and enforce standards for testing, code review, branching strategies, and other practices that enable iterative delivery Eliminate process bottlenecks: When mini-waterfall behaviors emerge, work collaboratively with teams, architects, and DevOps to diagnose whether root causes are technical, process-related, or both Coach teams on technical agility: Help teams understand how to break down work given architectural constraints, how to deliver incrementally, how to leverage automation for faster feedback Bridge technical and agile perspectives: Translate between development teams and technical leadership—ensure DevOps/architecture solutions support agile delivery, and ensure teams understand technical constraints Mentor Scrum Masters: Help SMs develop enough technical literacy to have informed conversations about impediments, technical debt, and delivery practices Advocate for technical enablement: Surface patterns where teams need better tooling, automation, or architectural support—work with technical leaders to prioritize solutions Measure and improve delivery metrics: Track deployment frequency, lead time, cycle time, and other indicators—work with teams to identify improvement opportunities Who You Are You have a technical background—you've been a developer or technical lead and understand modern software delivery. You're not here to architect systems or build pipelines (we have experts for that), but you need enough credibility to ask good questions, spot anti-patterns, and have technical conversations with engineering teams. You're a change agent focused on driving adoption and consistency, not implementation.

Requirements

5+ years as a software engineer or technical lead in modern development environments—you need technical credibility with our teams
3+ years driving process improvement or technical adoption in agile environments—you've helped teams adopt new practices, improve delivery speed, or eliminate bottlenecks
Solid understanding of modern development practices: CI/CD, automated testing strategies, version control practices, deployment patterns, architectural trade-offs
Experience identifying where technical factors impact delivery—you can spot when architecture, tooling, or practices are creating process problems
Track record of driving organizational change—you've gotten multiple teams to adopt new practices consistently
Strong coaching and influencing skills—you drive change through influence, not authority
Comfort working with technical experts—you can collaborate effectively with architects and DevOps without needing to be the technical authority
Enthusiasm for experimenting with cutting-edge Generative AI tools to drive innovation, streamline workflows, and stay ahead of the competition.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in technical organizations
Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or technical leadership
Led adoption initiatives across multiple teams
Familiarity with DORA metrics and data-driven improvement
Experience with scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS) applied pragmatically
Agile certifications (CSM, CSP, etc.)—we care more about what you've accomplished than credentials

Responsibilities

Partner with DevOps and architecture teams to understand technical capabilities and constraints, then drive consistent adoption across development teams
Identify adoption gaps: Work with teams to spot where they're not leveraging available CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, deployment automation, or architectural patterns—then coach them on adoption
Drive consistency in development practices: Establish and enforce standards for testing, code review, branching strategies, and other practices that enable iterative delivery
Eliminate process bottlenecks: When mini-waterfall behaviors emerge, work collaboratively with teams, architects, and DevOps to diagnose whether root causes are technical, process-related, or both
Coach teams on technical agility: Help teams understand how to break down work given architectural constraints, how to deliver incrementally, how to leverage automation for faster feedback
Bridge technical and agile perspectives: Translate between development teams and technical leadership—ensure DevOps/architecture solutions support agile delivery, and ensure teams understand technical constraints
Mentor Scrum Masters: Help SMs develop enough technical literacy to have informed conversations about impediments, technical debt, and delivery practices
Advocate for technical enablement: Surface patterns where teams need better tooling, automation, or architectural support—work with technical leaders to prioritize solutions
Measure and improve delivery metrics: Track deployment frequency, lead time, cycle time, and other indicators—work with teams to identify improvement opportunities

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