Sr Specialist, Digital Agility Coach - 90405349 - Washington

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

Work Environment: Onsite in Washington DC, Philadelphia PA or Wilmington DE.

The Sr Specialist, Digital Agility Coach is an entry-level Agile practitioner responsible for facilitating team-level Agile ceremonies, supporting team adoption of Lean-Agile practices, and promoting continuous improvement.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate Scrum or Kanban team events and ensure adherence to Lean-Agile principles and SAFe practices.
• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders to improve Lean-Agile maturity and value delivery success patterns.
• Develop and execute team coaching plans tailored to maturity assessments and organizational goals.
• Administer and facilitate AgilityInsights TeamHealth assessments, analyze results, and guide teams through improvement actions.
• Facilitate impediment removal and manage dependencies to enable predictable value delivery.
• Promote collaboration and transparency across teams and ARTs.
• Contribute to the Lean-Agile Community of Practice by sharing leading practices and fostering continuous learning.
• Drive relentless improvement through retrospectives and Inspect & Adapt workshops and feedback loops.Facilitate Scrum or Kanban team events (Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) and ensure basic adherence to Lean-Agile and SAFe practices.
• Coach Agile teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on foundational Lean-Agile principles to improve delivery consistency.
• Assist in creating and executing basic team coaching plans focused on developing core Agile capabilities.
• Support the administration of AgilityInsights TeamHealth assessments and help teams interpret results.
• Assist in identifying and removing team-level impediments and escalate higher-level dependencies as needed.
• Encourage transparency, collaboration, and trust within and across assigned teams.
• Participate in the Lean-Agile Community of Practice by sharing lessons learned and contributing to discussions.
• Facilitate continuous improvement activities, including retrospectives and participation in Inspect & Adapt workshops.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience. Plus 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Familiarity with Jira Software, Confluence, FigJam, Jira Align, AgilityInsights
• Latest SAFe Scrum Master Certification (Required)
• Microsoft Office 365
• Work Environment: Onsite in Washington DC, Philadelphia PA or Wilmington DE.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in the transportation industry environment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• AgilityInsghts Facilitator (AIF) Certification

The salary/hourly range is $78,600.00 – $101,844.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.

Requisition ID: 166087

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Relocation Offered: No
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.