Agile Coach

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November 20

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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Defense • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence

General Dynamics Information Technology is a company at the forefront of technological innovation, offering a wide range of services including consulting, digital modernization, and application services. The company is heavily involved in implementing solutions related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies. GDIT is committed to supporting government and defense sectors, providing mission-critical services such as logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also focuses on diverse and inclusive hiring practices and actively promotes employee well-being. Through its digital accelerator solutions and pioneering use of emerging technologies, GDIT aims to propel agencies' missions forward and address complex technological challenges.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1954

🔒 Cybersecurity

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📋 Description

• The Agile Coach will support the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), enabling large-scale Agile and SAFe adoption across multiple Scrum and DevSecOps teams • This role provides hands-on coaching, training, and facilitation to teams, Product Owners, and leadership to strengthen Agile maturity and delivery performance across the CMM Dev modernization initiative • The Agile Coach ensures that Lean-Agile principles, collaboration, and continuous improvement practices are embedded into the culture of the program to drive consistent and predictable outcomes • Lead and guide Agile transformation efforts across development, testing, and cloud engineering teams supporting CMM modernization • Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams on Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices to ensure consistent adoption • Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily standups, retrospectives, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, PI Planning) as needed to model effective execution • Develop and deliver Agile training materials, playbooks, and best-practice frameworks tailored to the CMM App Dev environment • Partner with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and program leadership to align Agile practices with federal delivery and compliance standards • Identify, track, and resolve organizational impediments that hinder Agile adoption or team performance • Conduct Agile maturity assessments and provide recommendations for improvement across teams and program functions • Collaborate with leadership to define and implement metrics and KPIs to measure Agile performance, team health, and value delivery • Support implementation of continuous improvement and DevSecOps-aligned Agile processes in coordination with Architecture, Cloud, and QA teams • Foster a culture of servant leadership, empowerment, transparency, and collaboration within all CMM development teams • Agile Transformation Roadmap: Includes training plans, team maturity models, and process adoption milestones • Agile Playbooks and Training Deliverables: Customized artifacts supporting SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban practices • Agile Metrics Dashboards: Velocity, sprint burndown, predictability, and team engagement reports • Coaching and Retrospective Reports: Documented outcomes, lessons learned, and improvement recommendations • Performance Outcomes: 100% of CMM teams trained and practicing consistent Agile ceremonies • Achieve ≥90% adherence to defined Agile practices across program teams • Demonstrated 20% improvement in sprint predictability and throughput over two consecutive PIs • Increased Agile maturity score across all teams by at least one level within 12 months.

🎯 Requirements

• 14+ years of IT program or product delivery experience, including 10+ years as an Agile Coach in large-scale or federal modernization programs • Proven expertise implementing SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban frameworks in multi-team Agile environments • Strong experience in Agile transformation and scaling practices within regulated or compliance-driven organizations • Deep understanding of Agile metrics, team dynamics, and servant leadership • Experience mentoring teams and leadership to adopt Lean-Agile values and continuous improvement mindsets • Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps, or VersionOne • Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred) • Experience in federal Agile environments with multiple vendors and distributed teams • Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native delivery workflows (React/NodeJS, AWS) • Familiarity with organizational change management and Agile coaching models (ICAgile, SAFe, Lean) • Background in performance improvement and transformation consulting • Certifications: SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) – required. Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) – preferred. PMP or PMI-ACP – advantageous. ICAgile Certified Coach (ICP-ACC or ICP-ATF) – beneficial.

🏖️ Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts • Dental plan options • Vision plan • 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.