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Agile Coach

Remote/Hybrid if local to Maryland

Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation.

Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.

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ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Sparksoft is a fast-growing woman-owned small business that provides innovative technical solutions to the federal government. We are seeking an Agile Coach to facilitate the transition from traditional to Agile ways of working, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and customer value. The Agile Coach will ideally be helping teams maximize value delivery to customers, streamlining processes, and identifying opportunities for optimization.

  • Facilitate learning and development of Agile methodologies among employees through individual and team coaching
  • Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices across the organization
  • Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across various programs
  • Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams to exceed expectations
  • Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met and bottlenecks are eliminated
  • Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
  • Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
  • Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery.
  • Act as a change agent to help transform organizational culture and mindset towards agile values and lean thinking

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • 6+ Years of experience working in agile organizations with an agile coaching role and 3+ years of agile delivery experience.
  • Deep understanding of SAFe and Agile with hands-on experience in Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and/or eXtreme Programming.
  • Designing or contributing to the Organization’s Agile Transformation Vision, Roadmap, Strategy and Execution based on SAFe or other scaling frameworks
  • Experience removing bottlenecks, implementing process improvements in a large enterprise.
  • SAFe SPC Certification (Certified Program Consulting) or equivalent.
  • Coach individuals and teams across a large and complex business area to adopt Agile principles, values and practices.
  • Actively escalate observed issues and remove impediments; resolve conflicts across teams and identify risks and recommend mitigations and solutions.
  • Continuously assess the Agile maturity of teams and individuals at all levels of leadership, educating and mentoring to address gaps.
  • Use role specific coaching techniques that increase collaboration, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.
  • Ability to provide recommendations for improvements to existing agile organizational practices and patterns at the Portfolio, Program, and team level.
  • Ability to identify ways to improve Organization’s agile maturity.
  • Maintain best practices, tools, templates, and other content to support agile implementation and communities of practice.
  • Facilitate open communication among teams and stakeholders.
  • Promote positive team dynamics to ensure members collaborate and work effectively within and across teams.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • People leadership/management experience.
  • Experience championing organizational change initiatives preferred.
  • Experience implementing Agile principles and practices in different cultures and environments preferred.
  • Experience infusing Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development.
  • Expert in facilitating agile training sessions, motivating the team to learn agile principles.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree (or higher)
  • 5+ years of experience as an Agile Coach with SAFe Agile Experience
  • Proven experience facilitating SAFe events including PI Planning, ART Synchs and managing dependencies across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

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