Agile Coach I

Company: UST Global Inc
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

UST Global is looking for a talented and creative Agile Coach for one of the leading providers in the United States. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growing Agile environment. The ideal candidate must have strong skills in understanding Agile methods and protocols and at the same time be able to put their creative hat in a problem-solving environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with domain experts and IT leadership team is key to be successful in this role.

Required Skills/ Experience

SPC Certified and experience in conducting certification courses for
1. Leading SAFe
2. SAFe for DevOps
3. SAFe for Product Owner
4. SAFe for Scrum Master
5. SAFe for Agile Software Development.

Experience in playing the Agile Coach role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.

Knowledge of various well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach example numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.

Preferred Skills Experience

Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

Knowledge of Agile approaches XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.

Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.

Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.

The experience in applying a wide variety of well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach example various Burndown technologies, many Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc. .

Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Essential Duties

Guiding the team and organisation on how to use Agile Scrum practices and values to delight customers.

Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organisation.

Guiding the team on self-organising to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile Scrum frameworks.

Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organisation and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organisation.

Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.

Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.

Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.

Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.

Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example

Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organisation and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organisation.

Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.

Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.

Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.

Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.

Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example. UST GLOBAL IS A TECHNOLOGY PARTNER DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THEM. OPERATING IN 25 COUNTRIES, WE DELIVER FUTURE-READY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND PLATFORMS THAT CREATE NEW POSSIBILITIES AND HELP YOU IMAGINE WHAT S NEXT IN FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, RETAIL, MANUFACTURING, SEMICONDUCTOR, AND COMMUNICATIONS. BUT WHAT MATTERS MOST IS THE DEEP PARTNERSHIP WE FORGE WITH YOU TO SOLVE THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES YOU FACE TODAY, WHILE PREPARING YOU FOR TOMORROW.
THAT S US TOGETHER. THAT S UST GLOBAL.
EEO STATEMENT
For US region, Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity and Inclusion Strategy UST is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. Employment decisions comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and any applicable state and local laws. Further, UST is committed to having a workplace that encourages diversity and inclusion.

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