Agile Coach

Job Role: Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Team Coach

Location: Washington, DC (Locals only with DL Copy)

Duration: 1 Year

Contract : W2

VISA: GC & H4 EAD

Experience : 10-12 years

Job Description:

As a key Agile leader within a large-scale SAFe environment, the Senior Scrum Master / Team Coach will serve as both a servant leader and agile mentor to Agile Teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs). This role is instrumental in promoting Agile maturity, facilitating team-level and ART-level ceremonies, coaching on Lean-Agile best practices, and removing impediments to drive business value. Strong experience with the Atlassian suite—especially Jira Align—is critical, and candidates must hold a SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master Certification. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, people-focused, and passionate about driving continuous improvement and agile transformation at scale.Responsibilities:

• Coach and mentor Agile Teams to improve maturity, performance, and delivery capabilities
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies including Iteration Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups
• Prepare teams for and lead participation in Program Increment (PI) Planning events
• Drive adoption and best practices of Jira Align and the broader Atlassian suite (Jira Software, Confluence, FigJam)
• Champion Built-in Quality practices such as BDD, automated testing, and technical excellence
• Guide teams on Lean, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and flow-based delivery practices
• Partner with Product Owners to refine backlogs and ensure alignment with business value
• Foster transparency by ensuring team dashboards, metrics, and radiators are up-to-date
• Measure and optimize team flow, competency development, and outcome metrics (OKRs)
• Promote a culture of trust, psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Support cross-team collaboration and whole-product solution development
• Represent the team in ART-level events and synchronize deliverables across dependencies
• Coach business and technical stakeholders on Agile mindset and value delivery
• Actively engage in Communities of Practice and enterprise-wide SAFe transformation efforts
• Encourage T-shaped skill development and innovation during the Innovation and Planning (IP) iteration

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Team Coach in large enterprise settings
• SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master Certification (Required)
• Expert-level proficiency with Jira Align, Jira Software, Confluence, and related tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe SASM, SPC, SA, or RTE certifications
• Experience coaching SAFe across both IT and business teams
• Familiarity with AgilityInsights, SAFe Studio, and ICAgile certifications