Agile Transformation Coach

Vega Consulting Solutions, Inc. is searching for a Agile Transformation Coach for a 6month+ contract job opportunity with our direct client. This position is Hybrid Based requiring periodic travel to the client site in Reston, VA.

Job requirement:

• Active Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC) 6 with experience delivering and certifying SAFe 6 courses using SAFe Collaborate: SA, SP, RTE, SSM, SASM, SDP, APM, LPM, POPM, ARCH, ASE, SGP
• Collaborate with stakeholders and leadership to institute ORK framework for measuring progress and effectiveness at all levels
• Help drive adoption of end-to-end Agile transformation strategy with Lean-Agile ways of working and SAFe as a cornerstone
• Advise on operating models and transformation governance
• Be a certified AgiltyHealth Facilitator (AHF) and perform AgilityHealth maturity assessments & recommend strategies to address growth items
• Expert in coaching, training, and mentoring roles from leadership to teams on their respective functions within SAFe
• Act as role model embodying Agile values, principles, and demonstrating success patterns
• Actively facilitate and coach LPM and ART events
• Support Agile tooling administration, strategy, and adoption: SAFe for Enterprise, AgilityHealth, Atlassian Cloud Enterprise (Jira/Confluence), etc.
• Help identify and coach champions within functional areas who can evangelize Agile and act as local mentors/coaches in their area
• Develop Lean-Agile training materials and deliver content for and to both existing teams and the onboarding of new talent
• Help launch and mature Communities of Practices and interaction/pollination across DT and the business
• Raise recurring/widely observed issues and bottlenecks to stakeholders; develops and implements comprehensive solutions.
• Coach organization through change, helping identify and attack organizational impediments team which limit productivity and quality
• Help develop and monitor metrics to track Agile adoption and maturity to aid in accelerating overall Agile transformation efforts
• Create an environment that values and promotes autonomy, skill mastery, empowerment, transparency, innovation, learning
• Foster a fail-safe, fail-fast environment where experiments lead to the best solution
• Promote lean thinking principles such as reduced cycle times, limiting work in progress, reduced batch size, understanding of flow, identification of waste/inefficiencies and leading remediation efforts.

• SAFe 6 Practice Consultant (SPC) Certification & Enablements
• 10 years of Agile experience -
• 5 years of Agile SAFE Coaching
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in engineering, IT, or a related field
• 3+ years experience guiding Agile portfolios, product lines, and budgeting
• Must have Agile acumen of transforming Product Delivery in complex, highly regulated environment
• Experience with 2 large scale (150+ people impacted) Agile transformation efforts
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, AgilityHealth, SAFe Enterprise
• Proven ability to think strategically, and to communicate strategy to large organization
• Substantial experience with Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, Kanban, SAFe, XP, DevSecOps
• Familiarity with infrastructure concepts to facilitate delivery of DevOps components of the Agile Transformation
• Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Active engagement in external agile and product communities with a network of professional contacts outside of the organization
• Quarterly Travel for PI Planning events in Reston, VA.