USM Business Systems Inc. is a quickly developing worldwide System Integrator, Software and Product Development, IT Outsourcing and Technology assistance supplier headquartered in Chantilly, VA with off-shore delivery centers in India. We offer world-class ability in giving most astounding quality and administrations through industry best practices planned to convey remarkable worth to our customers.

Utilizing our industry knowledge, administration service offering expertise and innovation abilities, we distinguish new business and innovation slants and create answers for help customers around the globe, giving top of the line solid and practical IT benefits which are cost effective services.

Established in 1999, the organization has corner qualities in building and dealing with a Business Oriented IT environment with rich involvement in technology innovation, ERP and CRM counselling, Product Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Management, SOA, BPM, Data Warehousing, SharePoint Consulting and IT Infrastructure. Our other offerings include modified solutions and administrations in ERP, CRM, Enterprise architecture, offshore advisory services ,e-commerce, Social , Mobile, Cloud, Analytics (SMAC) and DevOps.

USM, a US ensured Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is perceived as one of the fastest developing IT Systems Integrator in the Washington, DC zone. Most as of late, USM was positioned #9 on the rundown of the Top administrations organizations in the DC Metro Area – Washington Business Journal (2011). We are a project-driven firm that reliably meets the IT needs of our State and Government customers through development and business keenness.

Agile/DevOps Coach

Duration: 12 months

Location: Seattle, WA

Need GC and USC

Required Skills:

1. Prior technical experience as a test lead or dev lead in an agile transformation

2. Experience leading teams through an agile transformation experience in an enterprise environment with complex technology and a focus on continuous integration and continuous delivery

3. Proven ability to get people to align to Agile processes and initiatives without controversy - exceptional bedside manner

4. Agile is the next step in their career - they are passionate about Agile and how it can impact an organization positively.

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Agile Coach with technical depth to guide motivated DevOps team through the transformation to Agile and DevOps. We are building an environment where DevOps, continuous development and continuous improvement is in focus and where everyone’s common goal is to deliver outstanding software as fast as possible while providing outstanding value to our customers. This role is responsible for working with a team of Agile coaches in leading Agile / DevOps adoption across T-Mobile. As an Agile Coach you will have the opportunity to participate in an amazing enterprise transformation. You will be immersed with teams to facilitate the continuous improvement of the Agile processes, principles, and practices while providing hands-coaching and guidance to management, technical and business teams. This consultant will be leading teams of up to 12 people on a daily basis. They will be combining their technical knowledge and hands on expertise with their leadership skills to enable successful implementation of technical projects throughout the enterprise.

The successful candidate will have a passion for working with and mentoring teams to create truly sustainable and extendable systems. The candidate should be open to new challenges, be innovative, creative, self-directed, and a great team player. The candidate should have the ability to guide teams in continuous process improvement, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional business and software development teams to solve problems and implement new solutions.

This position is viewed by leadership as a trusted advisor/consultant who utilizes in-depth industry, business, and technical knowledge to guide teams in the delivery of capabilities that are key to the company’s success. By promoting collaboration and coordination between key stakeholders the Agile coach position will build consensus on key principles, core practices, and ensure conformity to an overall process.

Essential Functions:

o Serve as a contributing member of a high performing Agile coach and OCM team, responsible for facilitating the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices.

o Provide high-touch and hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation and collaboration across all roles and functions, to facilitate increasing maturity at a sustainable pace.

o Act as a trusted advisor to each DevOps team they are immersed with to guide those teams through their Agile transformation.

o Lead workshops and training sessions to educate individuals on Agile Values, Principles, and Practices.

o Assist Agile project teams at all levels with their transformation with the goal to improve delivery performance through coaching and mentoring on team roles, tools, processes, and ceremonies.

o Identify opportunities for individuals and team-based continuous improvements.

o Advance Business, IT, and Operations leadership understanding of their respective roles within Agile.

o Provide training/workshops to support the Un-carrier Delivery (Agile) Communities of Practice.

o Serve as subject matter expert on Agile development methods (DevOps) and processes to build effective program teams and lead complex organizational transformations.

o Maintain relevant metrics that help the team see how they are performing and leverage retrospectives to continuously improve.

o Lead Agile inceptions and or other types of planning activities to define scope, resources required, and capture anticipated timeline and level of effort.

Qualifications:

o 8+ year’s industry experience as an engineer, developer, SDET, development manager or QA manager within a technology environment, with a progressive record of successful delivery of complex software systems or services.

If you are interested please share your resume to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or can directly call me on 703 468 0398