Agile Practice Lead

Job Requirements Clarksburg, WV Top Secret Polygraph not specified Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience) Salary not specified Join Premium to unlock estimated salaries Job Description Job Description The Agile Practice Lead (Senior) is responsible for driving agile transformation and maturity across the organization. This role champions agile principles, coaches teams and leadership, and establishes scalable frameworks that enable high-performing delivery. The ideal candidate blends deep expertise in agile methodologies with strong leadership, facilitation, and organizational change management skills. In addition, the Agile Practice Lead partners with senior leadership to align agile practices with strategic business objectives. This includes establishing governance standards, facilitating cross-team coordination, and building a sustainable agile culture through coaching, mentoring, and community-of-practice initiatives. You Will

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of agile frameworks (SAFe)across multiple teams and programs.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and agile team members to build a self-sustaining agile culture.
• Establish and track agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, throughput, quality) to assess team health and drive data-informed improvements.
• Partner with senior leadership to align agile practices with strategic business objectives and portfolio management processes.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination, dependency management, and program-level ceremonies (PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, retrospectives).
• Identify and remove organizational impediments to agile adoption, including process bottlenecks, cultural barriers, and tooling gaps.
• Define and maintain agile governance standards, including Definition of Done, working agreements, and release management practices.
• Drive community of practice initiatives to share knowledge, patterns, and lessons learned across the enterprise.
• Evaluate and recommend agile tooling solutions (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally) that support team workflows and reporting needs. Desired Skills and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in agile delivery roles, with at least 3 years in an agile coaching or practice lead capacity.
• Demonstrated experience scaling agile across multiple teams or an enterprise environment.
• Deep working knowledge SAFe framework
• Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), ICAgile Certified Expert (ICE-AC), or equivalent advanced agile certification preferred.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Experience with agile project management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Lean Portfolio Management concepts.
• Experience leading agile transformations within the government is a plus. Security Clearance
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