Agile Coach

Description

Leidos is seeking a Agile Coach based in Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor, NJ to support the UK National Airspace System Replacement Product Delivery Team (UK NASR PDT)to support a mission focused program delivering advanced software and technology solutions for government customers.

This role supports agile development teams operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment and focuses on enabling high performing teams to deliver high quality solutions rapidly and efficiently.

The Agile Coach will serve as a leader responsible for ensuring the correct agile ceremonies are conducted, functional scope is decomposed appropriately, Agile teams are staffed correctly, and guiding Agile teams toward higher levels of agile maturity. The role works closely with Product Owners, engineers, program leadership, and Scrum Masters to ensure alignment across teams and successful execution of program objectives.

This program offers the opportunity to work on real-time, safety-critical systems that directly support national air traffic operations for the United Kingdom. You will help modernize a high-availability air traffic management platform using both traditional systems engineering practices and AI-augmented software development techniques.

This is a hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

What You'll Do

• Lead the overall Agile effort, helping accelerate program completions by acting as Agile shepherd for program

• Facilitate agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement

• Coordinate Program Increment (PI) planning activities and support cross team collaboration within a SAFe Agile Release Train

• Remove impediments and help teams resolve issues that impact delivery timelines or quality

• Guide teams in applying Agile and Lean principles to improve efficiency, transparency, and delivery outcomes

• Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on agile practices and mindset adoption

• Track team progress using agile metrics and communicate status, risks, and dependencies to leadership and stakeholders

• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and program leadership through Scrum of Scrums and related forums

• Support backlog management and ensure user stories are properly refined and ready for development

• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives, communities of practice, and agile maturity assessments\Foster a collaborative team environment that encourages ownership, accountability, and innovation

Core Required Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 12+ years of relevant experience in software development or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience.

• 2+ years relevant experience supporting Agile software development programs

• Experience serving as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator within a software development environment

• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe

• Experience using Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust security clearance or program equivalent

• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Scrum Master Certification

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification

• Experience supporting government programs

• Experience working in SAFe environments or Agile Release Trains

• Experience with DevOps, software engineering, or systems engineering teams

ATMC

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.