Agile Coach and Solution Train Engineer

As an Agile Coach and Solution Train Engineer (STE), you’re passionate about outcomes and supporting development teams that are modernizing critical networks. You know the importance of Agile best practices and how to tackle challenges early to get work done. You understand your customer’s environment and work individually and as a key member of a senior leadership team to develop, scale, and deliver the right systems for their mission. We need an experienced STE like you to lead technical teams and Agile releases.

As an STE, you will drive execution and transformation across the organization by leveraging frameworks, including Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, and Kanban, to make a mission impact and support the warfighter. You will act as a servant leader and primary coach for the solution train, facilitating and executing Planning Interval (PI) planning, managing program-level risks, resolving cross-team dependencies, and driving continuous flow.

As an Agile Coach, you will drive the adoption of the Lean-Agile mindset through Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), Agile delivery knowledge, and Agile lifecycle management tools while mentoring team members, product managers, product owners, release train engineers (RTE), and Scrum Masters. You’ll help to bring standard methodologies into the organization and partner closely with senior leadership to establish Lean-Agile routines and practices that transform the organization to run Agile at scale, integration and continuous development, DevSecOps, and delivery automation.

The Agile Coach and RTE will drive discussions with executive leads, team leads, and management while keeping the collective solution train focused and tracking on PI commitments, pace, continuous improvement, and quality.

• 7+ years of experience with Department of Defense (DoD) project management
• 5+ years of experience operating as an RTE or Lead Coach supporting multiple teams, facilitating PI planning, tracking ART metrics, managing risk mitigation, conducting backlog refinement and retrospectives, and managing cross-team dependencies
• Experience using Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Knowledge of how to implement SAFe, Kanban, and Lean-Agile processes and methodologies
• Ability to facilitate and coach a dispersed, cross-functional team in a hybrid environment
• Ability to understand complex interdependencies of solution delivery and support the solution train manager with maintaining and executing against backlogs, providing tasking, and adjusting to shifting priorities
• Ability to lead discussions with executives, system architects, product managers, and team leads within the organization
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• Agile Certification such as SAFe RTE, SAFe SPC, or PMI-ACP Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Agile project management tools such as Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or Jira
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Ability to guide and motivate Agile teams, facilitate productive meetings, and manage conflicts
• Possession of excellent leadership skills
• Possession of excellent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Top Secret clearance
• Master’s degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• ITIL Foundations Certification

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• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.