Principal Agile Coach/ Sr. Principal Agile Coach – 8001-1 - R10216031 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 2 weeks ago

Principal Agile Coach/ Sr. Principal Agile Coach – 8001-1 - R10216031

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements and is seeking a Principal Agile Coach / Sr. Principal Agile Coach to support the Sentinel Program. The role involves providing oversight of the Agile framework, conducting training sessions, and leading the transformation to Agile methodologies.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
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Responsibilities

Provides oversight of the Agile framework to ensure operational excellence in product deliveries
Provides guidance and helps educate the team in Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, and Scaled Agile framework (SAFe), ensuring that the Agile process is being followed
Helps remove impediments and fosters an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement
Plan and conduct training sessions across programs
Develop additional on-demand training materials Leads and monitors technical application development, deployment, and support activities, while communicating and adhering to established procedures, processes and timelines
Apply SCRUM/Kanban methodologies in the support of rapid prototype development and continuous service delivery
Assists in managing timelines, resolving problems, and coaching team members on Agile methodologies
Establish strategy and approach to transform customer software development from a traditional SDLC methodology to Agile methodology
Lead the development and execution plan to support the transformation to Agile methodology, including development of processes, templates, artifacts, training materials, and lessons-learned
Conduct Scrum team training, scrum of scrums, PI planning sessions, retrospective workshops, and Lean software development workshops for infrastructure teams
Develop Agile/Scrum processes, including analysis of existing processes, elicitation of requirements from subject matter experts, and application of industry best practices and standards
Demonstrates strong presentation, facilitation and written communication skills
Demonstrates Strong Earned Value in a Agile Environment Skills
Strong Atlassian and Jira skills for teams
Demonstrates strong ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences, as well as interface with the senior technical customers on a daily basis
Leads programs or organizations in their adoption of Agile practices
Provides best practices, process tailoring, training, and team and leadership coaching to enable effective Agile execution
Supports proposal development, risk management, release management, and project planning activities
Assists in developing, maintaining, and continuously improving standard Agile training, practices, policies, and procedures across operations and development lifecycles

Qualification

Agile methodologiesScrumKanbanScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Atlassian (Jira)Agile Earned ValueTeaching skillsPresentation skillsProblem-solvingInterpersonal skills

Required

5 Years related experience with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree (level 3)
8 Years related experience with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree (level 4)
US Citizen and have an Active Secret Clearance
Agile methodologies Experience
Experience in Waterfall, Agile Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, and Scaled Agile
Experience in Software Development in a Agile Environment
Experience in Hardware Development in a Agile Environment
Experience in Agile Earned Value
Experience in Presentations and Teaching Skills
Experience in Atlassian (Jira) implementation for Agile teams
Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities

Preferred

BA/BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Extensive Experience in Software Development in a Agile Environment
Extensive Experience in Hardware Development in a Agile Environment
Extensive Experience in Agile Earned Value
Excellent Presentation and Teaching Skills
Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
Enterprise Agile coaching experience
Experience working in the Federal Government

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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