Nightwing Sa (Pty) Ltd - Sterling, VA
posted 3 months ago
Nightwing is seeking an Agile Coach to support a U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical development and sustainment program. This role involves designing, building, delivering, and operating a network operations environment while introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. As an Agile Coach, you will act as a servant leader, driving relentless improvements and challenging Agile Teams to enhance their performance. You will exhibit the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader, helping teams embrace Lean-Agile values and principles, and implement Lean-Agile practices effectively. Your responsibilities will include managing and optimizing the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART), working closely with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to facilitate ART level events, and helping to manage risks and dependencies. You will also deliver SAFe course enablement trainings to inspire others and support their educational journeys. Producing and presenting ART level metrics will be crucial in helping teams improve and take responsibility for their actions. You will facilitate PI Planning readiness and work with RTEs to organize and conduct the PI Planning event in conjunction with Product Management, Architects, Epic Owners, and Business Owners. Additionally, you will help Product Management build foundational knowledge, manage and prioritize the ART Feature Backlog, generate a Vision, and build Roadmaps. Defining and documenting the ART's development value stream will be part of your role, coaching ART members on understanding their value stream, measuring flow, and relentlessly improving the ART's value flow. This position requires a strong commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the teams you support.