Agile Coach

Description:

We will be looking for the Agile Coaches to deliver the following services:

• Mentoring, coaching, and supporting various roles and teams to enhance planning processes, agile ceremonies and continuous integration delivery practices within the branch.
• Leading planning processes where required to successfully guide the agile journey.
• Leading training, communications, and technical activities to successfully implement agile practices into the culture of the department.
• Communicate and collaborate across teams and the wider cohort in successfully adopting and maturing agile practices, including working on communications plans.
• Support the development of portfolio and program management and governance.

Responsibilities of role will include:

• Working with executives to promote Agile mindset and best practices towards delivery success.
• Provision of program and team level coaching, and creation of artefacts as needed on Agile practices, principles, roles, artifacts, and mechanics.
• Assess scrum maturity of the branch and identify how individual scrum teams can increase their agile maturity level.
• Providing leadership, direction, and coaching to the scrum teams, and mentoring for the Product Owners and Scum Masters.

Essential criteria

1.

A minimum of <5> years’ experience in software development (leading, managing and working with teams), with at least 3 years of experience in Agile development methodologies (Ideally SAFe and Scrum).

2.

Strong leadership skills, including excellent problem solving abilities and proven ability to build teams and create a positive team culture.

3.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including demonstrated ability to understand and influence individuals through guidance and coaching.

4.

Proven experience applying lean/Agile methodologies within a medium to large size enterprise/experience working in government.