EHS

Job ID 2415077

Eagle Harbor Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced SAFe SPC Trainer to support EHS and our government customer. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust. This is a Remote opportunity.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The agile coach will mentor and guide our employees in how to figure out the best solutions for their specific departmental challenges. This person will analyze our organization’s existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the agile coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across the business, helping our teams deliver better products in a faster, more efficient manner working alongside our RTE.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Work with project teams & RTE to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices

• Lead, organize, facilitate SAFe Agile Trainings for teams

• Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met

• Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility

• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching

• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down

• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization

• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams

• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met

• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles

• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status

• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery

Required skills and qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience as agile coach

• SPC Certified

• Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe)

• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments

• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity

• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust

Preferred skills and qualifications:

• Certification as agile coach or scrum master

• Experience in coaching at large organizations

• Educational background in computer science or similar field

Working Environment & Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This position is primarily indoors, consistent with a standard office position and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. The incumbent is required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The workload may require the incumbent to sit for extended periods of time. The incumbent must be able to read, do simple math calculations and withstand moderate amounts of stress.

The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require accommodation to navigate or to apply for a position on our website, please contact Heaven Wood via e-mail at accommodations@koniag-gs.com or by calling 703-488-9377 to request accommodation.

Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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