Agile Systems Senior Technical Specialist

About the Role

Oversee and execute a range of agile activities within a dynamic, evolving program environment supporting a Joint customer Program Office responsible for acquiring the future GEOINT Ground Architecture. This architecture will provide the user community with capabilities in a modular, open architecture for global, persistent, real-time surveillance and activity-based intelligence. The role supports a hybrid agile process with the Government as the overall integrator, guiding the program's agile efforts and acting as a key point of coordination across functional areas to ensure successful implementation of an agile framework and delivery of technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Outreach:
  • Work with leadership to map agile transformation to business and mission goals, enabling improved governance.
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, and guidance to the program team and stakeholders to ensure successful agile transformation, adoption of an agile mindset, and implementation of best practices.
  • Serve as a team-wide coach and mentor for agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
  • Act as the primary agile interface between customer leadership, technical team leads, and multi-agency stakeholders to incorporate feedback into agile processes.
• Agile Program Planning, Management, and Execution:
  • Ensure adherence to established agile processes and innovate enhancements with stakeholders.
  • Oversee the creation, review, and maintenance of agile-related documentation and artifacts.
  • Collaborate with program managers, system engineering leads, solution epic owners, and thread architects to align agile and engineering efforts with long-term program goals (e.g., 2035 strategic vision).
  • Lead agile planning and execution events, including pre- and post-sync activities across the solution train, fostering continuous learning and retrospection.
  • Facilitate large-scale value delivery by coordinating across technical stakeholders and developers to define and align solution epics, drive operational cadence, identify dependencies and impediments, and align release activities with enterprise strategic themes.
  • Support cross-functional collaboration to ensure cohesive technical solutions and agile activities, managing dependencies and constraints while maintaining a robust, prioritized backlog.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Communicate technical and strategic updates to division leadership and program stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with internal and external organizations to ensure alignment with program objectives.
  • Participate in solution epic definition and management, assist in defining work streams and priorities, and ensure agile status is monitored and reported per customer expectations.
• Process Improvement:
  • Identify and implement best practices to improve agile processes and outcomes.
  • Resolve impediments to adoption at organizational, cross-stakeholder, team, and individual levels.
  • Facilitate continuous improvement and guide cultural transformation to enhance efficiency and collaboration.
  • Gather and analyze metrics (e.g., flow efficiency, velocity, predictability) to track progress and present recommendations for improvement.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance with Poly.
• BS degree with 12-15 years of experience, MS degree with 10-13 years of experience, or Ph.D. with 10+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and overseeing complex agile programs at scale in roles such as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Solution Train Engineer.
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe).
• Proficiency with Atlassian Jira and Confluence tools.
• Experience as a servant leader, capable of coaching technical teams and driving change through mentoring, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience managing technical teams in complex, multi-threaded environments.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving acquisition environment with shifting priorities.
• Demonstrated "systems thinking" ability to visualize entire value streams and complex dependencies for large mission systems.
• Strong analysis, critical thinking, and customer teaming skills.
• Proactive approach to innovation, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement.
• Accomplished written and oral communicator, with the ability to develop products in multiple formats and lead technical discussions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Experience in Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) environments.
• Familiarity with engineering and integration of complex mission systems.
• Familiarity with program acquisition processes and lifecycle management.
• Relevant industry certifications such as SAFe Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Product Owner, or Project Management Professional (PMP).

Pay

Projected compensation range: $137,853.93 – $239,701.27.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Retirement and Savings Plans
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Other optional benefit elections