Nakupuna Consulting is seeking an Agile Delivery Lead to provide oversight of product lifecycle activities, software delivery, and team leadership supporting the execution of a multi-year contract to the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) Army Military Payroll (AMP)
Requirements
- Certifications in CSM, PSM, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) preferred
- PeopleSoft, Workday, or other ERP experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Coaching Agile Teams. The core responsibility is coaching the Team on Agile practices, troubleshooting issues, removing impediments, and mentoring junior team members. An Agile Delivery Lead serves as an expert Agile coach.
- Enabling Alignment. The Agile Delivery Lead facilitates alignment on priorities and progress by coordinating key events like Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Retrospectives and Reviews. They promote collaboration and transparency across the Agile Team.
- Removing Impediments. Agile Delivery Leads are empowered to remove impediments. When bottlenecks or roadblocks surface, they step in to resolve escalated issues and keep the Agile Team productive.
- Overseeing End-to-End Flow. By tracking dependencies and work in progress, an Agile Delivery Lead can identify and address bottlenecks in end-to-end flow.
- Improving Technical Practices. An Agile Delivery Lead drives technical excellence by assessing solutions and practices to guide engineering teams on quality, architecture, automation, and DevOps.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree with 7 or more years of experience within the federal government, DoD, Army, or IC and/or private sector preferred
- This position requires a current Secret clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Work location will be in Arlington, Virginia. Occasional travel may be required.
- Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.
