Application Developer

Accenture Federal Services•Chantilly, VA

12d

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in a collaborative and caring community, where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! You are: A passionate agile practitioner, with an unquenchable thirst for learning and improving how work gets done. You have a strong grasp of Lean and Agile principles, practices, and frameworks, but are ultimately pragmatic and measured in your application. You have extensive experience as a Scrum Master applying agility in more traditional, project-oriented environments. You thrive in a collaborative, creative and productive team environment where ideas are freely exchanged, and innovative concepts evolve into practical solutions. The work: Help Agile Teams deliver successfully and meet contract obligations through the application of lean and agile values, principles and practices.

Requirements

Experience working in software development environment
Experience in an Agile Coaching role supporting technology delivery at scale using a variety of practices.
Grasp of agile frameworks, specifically: Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe
Experience collaborating with Product Owners and Product Managers to develop and refine backlogs, and User Stories.
Strong facilitation skills and client-facing presence, both in-person and remote.
Experience supporting cross-domain planning in a customer-facing environment
Experience using remote facilitation tools to coordinate planning and workshops
ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP)
Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up and configuring ALM tools (e.g. Atlassian Jira, Azure DevOps, etc)
Active SAFe certifications
ICAgile coaching certifications
Kanban University certification

Responsibilities

The ability to creatively apply agile ways of working to project-oriented contracts
Plan and facilitate agile events in a manner that provides value, and fosters engagement.
Facilitate the creation and refinement of artifacts like Definitions of Ready and Definitions of Done.
Make work visible, using charts, reports and other information radiators to communicate real-time status.
Help teams identify, resolve, and escalate risks, and impediments.
Coach agile teams on effective story definition, prioritization, and estimation practices.
Charter new teams, fostering clarity around ways of working and agreements.
Ensure Agile Teams have access to the tools, resources, and personnel they need to deliver.
Foster a continuous improvement culture by facilitating assessments and providing data to aid in the identification of improvement goals.
Design and facilitate agile training across a range of disciplines and frameworks.
Work with project leadership to implement and continuously monitor delivery and contract related metrics.
Coach personnel on effective Product Management practices.
Work closely with engineering teams to identify opportunities to automate and improve the way the technical solution is tested, built, integrated and deployed.