Job Description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:

Web Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Agile Teams, DevSecOps, Lean Agile, Software Development

Certifications:

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Senior Lean Agile Program Coach

GDIT is seeking a Lean Agile Program Coach to support the Department of Education Federal Student Aid AED modernization program. GDIT has the mission to create the back-end of the critical 2024–25 FAFSA® Form being introduced in late December and then updated throughout 2024. The importance of this mission is that the FAFSA form allows students across the United States to be considered for federal student aid. Many states and colleges set priority deadlines by which you must submit the FAFSA form to be considered for the aid programs they administer. GDIT supports this life-changing mission, and we could use your support to assist in supporting several initiatives as part of this dynamic program. The specific capabilities and experience required to be successful in this position are listed below.

• Servant leadership in an agile coaching capacity for many product, service, or solution delivery teams to evolve in their abilities to become high performing teams
• Serve as a change agent and transformation enabler by providing transition support for programs adopting Lean/Agile/DevSecOps practices from waterfall or hybrid practices
• Provide Agile PM Program Management support to programs, leadership, teams, and customers and stakeholders including developing How-To guides and playbooks that support Agile Program Management practices for large systems
• Facilitate and bring expertise to teams in Agile Software Engineering and DevSecOps, in supporting both platform and product teams in gaining agile and software and system development maturity and efficiency
• Where applicable, provide CX/UX and human-centered design support to teams in research and design expertise by ensuring the integration of human-centered design methods to increase product delivery quality and higher end-user satisfaction

Responsibilities and expectations include:

• Provides coaching to Agile teams and members of technical team to effectively adopt and implement agile and DevSecOps culture, mindset, and practices.
• Mentor team members in Agile values, principles, and practices.
• Experience providing program, portfolio and team level process, mentoring and coaching to senior leadership, portfolio managers and teams
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of the lean agile frameworks to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the program.
• Assisting program in adopting lean/agile/DevSecOps practices from waterfall or legacy practices.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in working with teams and customers in developing, implementing, and coaching agile processes
• Utilizes expert knowledge to recommend metrics, tools, and/or techniques for enhanced transparency and operational efficiency.
• Provides feedback and guidance to transformation leads/managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
• Takes individual initiative to follow industry thought leaders, maintain professional qualifications, and participate in company as well as global communities of interest.
• Coach program leadership and teams in maintaining JIRA, performance metrics and other information radiators.
• Motivate Agile team in all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.).
• Utilize tools, such as JIRA and Confluence, to facilitate Agile ceremonies, including: iteration planning, backlog refinement, daily stand ups, sprint retrospectives, and status reporting.
• Utilizes technical knowledge to recommend metrics, tools, and/or techniques for enhanced transparency and operational efficiency.
• Provides feedback and guidance to transformation leads/managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
• Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Assist with internal and external communication and improving transparency.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving.
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team.
• Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.).
• Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices.
• Participate in customer and stakeholder meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing and release activities.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers.
• Act as a liaison between the scrum team and the Product Owner and stakeholders to break down the product roadmap Epics into Features and user stories and help to define acceptance criteria to enable development and testing.

DESCRIBE HOW THE ROLE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CLIENT’S MISSION.**

GDIT has the mission to create the back-end of the critical 2024–25 FAFSA® Form being introduced in late December and then updated throughout 2024. The importance of this mission is that the FAFSA form allows students across the United States to be considered for federal student aid. Many states and colleges set priority deadlines by which you must submit the FAFSA form to be considered for the aid programs they administer. GDIT supports this life-changing mission, and we could use your support to assist in supporting several initiatives as part of this dynamic program.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 12+ years of professional experience in Information Technology (IT) support and delivery programs/projects
• 10+ years of experience in IT Operations, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure, Architecture, or other non-Software Development role
• Experience in delivering technical training
• Demonstrated working knowledge of implementing several Agile frameworks, to include Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, and Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) roles, practices, and deliverables
• 5+ years experience in an Agile program serving in a Lean Agile leadership role and as a Scrum Master, Agile Analyst, or Product Owner with highly technical teams

• Demonstrated experience with ITSM/ALM tools (such as Jira, VersionOne, GitLab, ServiceNow, etc)
• Proficiency with ALM tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with Human-centered design (HCD) and/or CX/UX disciplines

Desired:

• Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance; no conditions that would hinder obtaining/renewing Clearance
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, business or a related field. STEM field (Systems Engineering, Information Systems preferred)
• At least one certification in agile (CSM, PSM, SSM, SPC, PMI-ACP, or similar)

●US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays The likely salary range for this position is $132,000 - $198,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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