Senior SAFe Coach - Remote, Enterprise Transformation

The Green Technology Group LLC is seeking a Senior SAFe Coach for digital transformation in the VA Financial Services Center. The role involves coaching and mentoring on Agile methodologies, supporting leadership in SAFe concepts, and improving team operations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 10 years of relevant experience, and SAFe Program Consultant certification. The position can be performed fully remote or in Austin, TX.
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Description

TGTG is seeking a Principal SAFe Coach to support digital transformation within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Financial Services Center.

Within the FSC, the Financial Technology Service (FTS) is responsible for all Information Technology including requirements analysis and sizing, backlog management, scrum team governance, incremental/sprint planning, business value, dependency management, risk and impact analysis, scheduling, budget vs actual labor reporting, configuration management, testing, infrastructure operations, application modernization, cyber security, process improvement, and Agile Release Train orchestration.

FTS's IT products address a broad array of VA's enterprise requirements including timekeeping and payroll; accounting; financial reporting and auditing; healthcare claims processing; accounts payable and payment processing; employee travel and charge card; employee relocation; financial data analytics; and financial integration.

This role can be performed in Austin, TX or fully remote.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide SAFe coaching and mentoring support for scaling of Agile methodology at the FSC Portfolio and SL managementProvide FSC leadership with familiarization with the SAFe framework/concepts (Communities of Practice, Workshops, Lunch and Learns, Agile Leadership Team)Coach and mentor agile delivery roles at the team and program levels including Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team members, Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, Architect stakeholders and managers/directors to apply agile principles, practices, and frameworksServes as a subject matter expert on fundamental agile practices in Scrum and Kanban, dev ops and applications of principles as neededBegins to cultivate a specialty field of coaching (portfolio, delivery, business, dev ops, etc.)Embraces servant leadership and displays behaviors that come with the key mindset associated with being agileIdentifies opportunities for continuous operational and/or team improvementsPosition RequirementsMinimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Related Scientific /Technical Discipline is required10 years of experience that works functionally across financial services organizations of similar size and complexity, providing leadership, support, and guidance for multiple teams along with transformational initiatives that use SAFe as well as PLM, DevSecOps, Scrum, Kanban and LeanSAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certificationAbility to rapidly prioritize competing requirementsStrong communication skillsProven knowledge of industry standardsAbility to travel onsite in Washington, DCAbility to obtain and maintain a public trust clearanceLegal authorization to work in the U.S.Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated experience managing program budgets and large teamsInformation System implementation to include planning, migrating, and transitioning from an existing solutionFamiliarity with Process Improvement/ Process Design practices, such as:Six SigmaLeanTotal Quality ManagementTheory of ConstraintsAbility to get up to speed quickly on complex issues; desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environmentStrategic thinker with a drive to get all types of work done and a high attention to detailExcellent ability to communicate across all mediums and settings, superior consulting abilitiesKnowledge of military and Veteran health care populations

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