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# Agile Practitioner / Coach

- **Company:** Systems, Inc
- **Location:** Lincoln, NE, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Scrum Methodology, Software Factory, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Safety Critical Systems, SC Clearance, Integration Frameworks, Devsecops
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8faf6461-48e7-4054-b8ee-2c47b0292d21

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in relevant field and at least one advanced Agile certification (e.g., SAFe SPC, RTE, or equivalent professional-level coaching certification)
 * 7+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum/SAFe on large multi-team programs, including at least 3 years as an Agile Coach, RTE, or equivalent
 * Demonstrated experience guiding government or highly regulated organizations through transitions from waterfall to Agile, aligning increments with contractual deliverables
 * Strong familiarity with modern software practices (CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps) and how they are applied to mission-critical or safety-critical systems
 * Proven ability to facilitate cross-organizational ceremonies (e.g., PI planning, system demos, retrospectives, backlog refinement) and coach leadership on agile governance
 * Active Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment, * Master's degree in relevant field plus experience in mission planning or comparable weapon-system environments, including coordinating agile teams delivering frameworks, components, and integration tools
 * Familiarity with "software factory" constructs, including early-look reviews, shared code/design interfaces, and enterprise collaboration on common repositories and pipelines
 * Experience using metrics and TPMs as agile leading indicators, blending flow metrics with technical performance metrics to drive decision making
 * Background integrating agile plans with enterprise IMS management and risk registers, including explicit mapping to program risk and opportunity management processes
 * Prior work with AFLCMC or another Service PEO in standing up or maturing large-scale Agile/DevSecOps delivery environments

## Description

SPA has a need for an Agile Practitioner/Coach, who will serve as the primary champion and coach for Lean-Agile and SAFe-aligned practices across government and contractor teams. This role will train and mentor leaders and teams, shape portfolio and ART-level ceremonies, and tailor agile methods to the mission planning and integration context. The Agile Practitioner/Coach will be responsible for guiding the shift from waterfall-centric development to modern, metrics-driven, iterative delivery integrated with the DevSecOps platform. #FC #DICE, The Agile Practitioner/Coach leads and sustains Lean-Agile and SAFe-aligned practices across government and contractor teams. They train and coach leaders and teams in agile methods, help run portfolio, solution, and ART-level ceremonies, and tailor agile practices to mission planning and integration work. The coach guides the transition from traditional waterfall-centric development to iterative, incremental, and cloud-oriented approaches, integrating agile practices with the DevSecOps platform and program controls. They champion metrics-driven continuous improvement, ensuring that agile execution aligns with contractual requirements, technical outcomes, and the Mission Planning Enterprise "software factory" way of working.


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