Agile Coach

Koniag Government Services • Washington, DC

7d • Onsite

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.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed