Enterprise Agile Strategist

Enterprise Agile Strategist

Job Description: 

Collaborative Agile Solutions LLC (CAS) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) uniquely crafted to provide operational insight into the application of Agile Project Management principles in a Department of Defense (DoD) program office.  Through Agile training, coaching, and mentoring services, CAS works alongside product teams through the Agile transformation, tailoring training curriculum and services around specific organizational structures, projects, stakeholders, and challenges.  

The applicant shall work closely with the Senior Material Leader and Branch Leadership to create the organization’s vision, communicate its intent and value across the Enterprise and implement innovative efforts that improve current programmatic operations in order to achieve that vision. 

The applicant shall have knowledge of Waterfall and Agile Project Management Methodology, and experience managing projects following Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming and SAFe.  They shall be familiar with Agile values, principles, processes and methods (such as iterative and incremental development and continuous integration) and proven experience working with customers in gathering requirements, modeling use cases, writing user stories and documenting business processes.  This experience will be leveraged in advising leadership on both big-picture and tactical matters, focusing on how technology and innovation opportunities can enable a wide range of value-based outcomes. The applicant shall leverage resources across the DoD and commercial entities to formulate and implement innovative strategies and best practices to resolve the Enterprise’s most challenging issues within budgetary constraints.

The applicant shall analyze, design and develop Enterprise-level solutions focusing on streamlining processes across all aspects of the organization and evolve programmatic strategies that enable a digital acceleration and transformation of tools and processes.

Required Skills:

The applicant shall have;

• Advanced Degree (Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MS)) and 12 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD
  • OR, BA/BS degree, and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD
  • OR, 20 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the Functionally Aligned Job Descriptions, eight of which must be in the DoD
• An adjudicated DoD Top Secret Security clearance on the First Day of employment
• A current Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
  • Additional Agile Certifications (CSM, CSPO, PMI-ACP) are highly desired
• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force.
• Experience within Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) highly desired.
• Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of acquisition programs.
• Possesses the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation including but not limited to briefings, documents, and plans.