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

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Principal Agile Coach / Sr. Principal Agile Coach – 8001-1. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel Program.

Job 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. This job code is intended for use for those performing Agile duties full time.

•              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. This job code is intended for use for those performing Agile duties full time.

BQs:

• (level 3): 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 4): 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.

-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 Qualifications:

- 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

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.