Agile Coach

Agile Coach

Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Agile Coach with a Secret security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Washington, DC.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

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.

Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• 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.

Experience Required:

• 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.

Clearance Requirement:

• Secret Clearance is required.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• 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.

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