ManTech is seeking a highly skilled and knowledgeable Lead Agile Practitioner that is responsible for implementing and improving agile practices in the law enforcement community. The ideal candidate will be a passionate advocate for agile methodologies, with a proven track record of guiding teams through agile transformations and enhancing their performance. This position is onsite in Washington D.C. Responsibilities:
Work closely with system stakeholders and technical teams to help them understand and execute an approach to evaluating and prioritizing cross-program capabilities and requirements.
Provide coaching, feedback, and advice to program staff and government management and staff on Agile processes (SAFe, Scrum and Kanban), practices, and activities using industry best practices.
Provide coaching on specific roles, including but not limited to: Solution Managers, Solution Train Engineers, Release Train Engineers, and Product Owners.
Proactively seek opportunities to use process improvement and re-engineering methodologies to facilitate improvements to processes.
Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway, and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design.
Develop and support Agile maturity assessments and coaching plans for Solution and Program level teams.
Support the identification, collection and reporting of Agile execution metrics and measurements to communicate adoption progress, bottlenecks, and areas of opportunity.
Develop briefings and training courses or materials for program and government staff.
Responsible for leading PI planning for the program; organize and lead Release Planning events to set release goals, objectives, and roadmap.
Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment on goals and priorities.
Identify gaps in technical capabilities and Agile maturity of team members.
Utilize feedback to facilitate process improvement for all areas.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline.
Five or more (5+) years of experience acting as an Agile Lead Practitioner on programs with > 100 FTEs using SAFe.
Possess an Agile Coach Certification and SPCT SAFe Practitioner Consultant Trainer Certification.
In-depth expertise of software development life cycle, Agile practices (Kanban, SCRUM, adaptive software development, SAFe 4.5), and design thinking methodologies.
Extensive knowledge of IT-focused project management practices.
Experience in executing modernization and data migration strategies.
Demonstrated experience in continuous process improvement on large scale programs using Agile methods as well as experience in capturing metrics to demonstrate success.
Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences.
Can create training materials and conduct training on Agile topics.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as a certified Scrum Master, certified Product Owner, Release Train Engineer
Experience in Department of Justice and FBI initiatives
PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
Security Clearance Requirements:
Must have a Current/Active Top Secret Security Clearance prior to starting.
ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech through its online applicant system, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.
