Agile SEM/Agile Coach

About the position

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country's most critical role - protecting our national security. The Agile Coach provides coaching on lean and agile frameworks and the application of practices across technical, and organizational systems. In addition, the Agile Coach uses advanced facilitation skills, mentors, and teaches agile principles and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Coach teams transforming from Waterfall to Agile.
• Identify dysfunction and offer solutions/strategies.
• Meet teams where they are, we do not implement textbook agile.
• Ask questions, understand the work, learn the overall lifecycle from intake to deployment.
• Evaluate key agile practices and potential application in the NPES environment (Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, SAFe, etc.).
• Capture feedback and continuously improve enterprise agile practices.
• Act as a Scrum Master for a designated development team, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years working in an agility training/coaching role.
• Agile Certifications such as a CSM (Scrum Master) or ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner).
• Experience with Agile Transformations and supporting an organization moving from Waterfall to Agile.
• Experience using Jira.
• Experience with Cameo.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience utilizing DevSecOps.
• Previous experience with agile transformations from traditional development processes to agile practices.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D.
• Flexible spending account.
• Disability.
• Paid time off.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional training and development.