Agile Coach Lead

Agile Coach Lead The Opportunity: - Provides expertise and leadership for agile software development projects and team. - Applies leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. - Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions. - Operates with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision. - Mentors or supervises employees in both company and technical competencies. - As our Agile Coach, you'll coach and coordinate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program's Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practice. - This team of 100 staff are organized into Kanban and Scrum teams, each with Scrum Masters and Business Analysts, who will report to you. - Your role is to build our Agile practice from the ground up, then run it and adapt it. What You'll Work On: - Evangelize Agile principles. - Coach and manage the ICAM Scrum Master and Business Analysts across all product workstreams, standardizing ceremonies, definitions of done, and Jira tracking practices. - Own program-level Agile governance and requirements-traceability practices, using a structured intake, decomposition, and validation model. - Escalate and resolve cross-team dependencies affecting sprint delivery across the ICAM workstreams. - Partner with the ICAM Product Owner and Program Manager on release planning, roadmap updates, and Quarterly Program Review inputs. - Drive continuous improvement of Agile maturity across the program, including retrospective trend analysis and coaching for underperforming teams relative to a 90% sprint-completion target. - Leverage IA intelligently to drive efficiency and quality of output and automate tasks wherever appropriate. - Develop and consistently use ways of working which allow Agents and automated processes to effectively assist. - Join us. The world can't wait. You Have: - 5+ years of experience with Agile delivery - 3+ years of experience coaching or leading multiple Scrum teams concurrently - Experience standardizing Agile practice across a multi-team IT or cybersecurity program - Experience with Jira administration and Agile-metrics and reporting - Public Trust - Bachelor's degree - ICAgile Professional Certification Nice If You Have: - Experience coaching Agile teams delivering identity, access management, or cybersecurity products - Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe) in a federal environment - Experience using AI agents to build things Vetting: - Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client; Public Trust determination is required. Compensation - At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. - Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. - Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. - Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. - Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. - We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. - Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. - The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). - The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. - This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement - As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. - You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. - We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Candidate AI Usage Policy - AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. - However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. - As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided. Work Model - Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. - To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. 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. Commitment to Non-Discrimination - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.