Agile Coach

Role overview

Peraton is seeking Senior SAFe Agile Coaches to support DCSA’s National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) modernization and Trusted Workforce 2.0 (TW 2.0) initiatives. The role is remote, with occasional travel to the Quantico client site as needed. You will be assigned to a dedicated Agile Release Train (ART) and work closely with RTEs, Product Management, Architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

ART Coaching & Delivery Excellence

• Partner with ART leadership (RTEs, Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters) to improve ART execution and delivery predictability
• Support PI Planning, ART Syncs, demos, and planning readiness activities
• Improve dependency identification, risk management, capacity planning, forecasting, and execution practices
• Facilitate resolution of organizational impediments affecting ART performance
• Promote Lean-Agile principles and continuous improvement across teams and stakeholders

Metrics & Delivery Intelligence

• Use agile metrics and reporting frameworks to assess ART health and performance
• Analyze trends in delivery predictability, planning readiness, dependency management, capacity allocation, carryover work, and execution risk
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve planning and delivery outcomes
• Support executive-level reporting and dashboards
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities using meaningful delivery metrics

Cross-Team & Cross-ART Coordination

• Facilitate identification and management of dependencies within and across ARTs
• Support alignment across shared capabilities, milestones, and modernization objectives
• Improve visibility into risks, assumptions, constraints, and dependency health
• Coordinate with other Agile Coaches and stakeholders to strengthen organizational effectiveness

Organizational Improvement & Scaling

• Conduct ART health assessments and identify improvement opportunities
• Support implementation of delivery excellence practices, delivery frameworks, and continuous improvement
• Contribute to value stream alignment, ART maturity improvements, and organizational effectiveness
• Support organizational transformation focused on flow, predictability, and business outcomes
• Support value stream identification, ART restructuring, and operating model improvements

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance
• Education/experience:
  • 8 years with BS/BA; 6 years with MS/MA; 3 years with PhD; or 12 years experience in lieu of a degree
• 3+ years of experience in Agile coaching, Agile transformation, Scrum Master leadership, or enterprise delivery (role text is truncated after this point)

Nice-to-haves / implied fit

• Strong SAFe/ART experience, including PI planning and metrics/dashboards
• Experience driving continuous improvement, dependency management, and risk/capacity forecasting