Agile Coach

ALTEN Romania is part of the ALTEN Group, Leader in IT and Engineering Consulting. We develop innovative and durable technical solutions that fulfill the needs of our local and international partners.

About the Role

The Agile Coach (Technical), will work closely with Business and Technical Platform Tribes implement agile practices that drive business outcomes, to identify areas for improvement, train Tribe team members and tribe stakeholders.

A typical day might include the following:

• Coaching: Provide coaching services to multiple IT Tribes Agile frameworks, emphasizing technical aspects of agility.
• Technical Expertise: Leverage technical background to help teams understand how Agile principles can be applied in a way that aligns with their specific needs and challenges.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with stakeholders to identify areas for way of working improvement within the organization's software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Training & Facilitation: Design and deliver training sessions on Agile principles, practices, and tools (e.g., Jira, Asana) to teams, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Change Management: Work with leadership to develop strategies for change management, ensuring that the organization's culture adapts to agile methodologies.
• Metrics & Reporting: Embed in teams key performance indicators (KPIs), track progress against them, and provide regular reports on team velocity, cycle time, lead time, and other relevant metrics.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization, including product owners, development teams, QA engineers, designers, and etc.

To ensure success in this role, you need the following experience and skills:

• Masters's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Min 5 years of experience as an Agile Coach.
• Min 10 years in a Computer Science (technical expertise)
• Proven track record of successful coaching engagements with technical teams.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong understanding of software and infrastructure development methodologies, including Agile frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Familiarity with agile and version control systems tools (e.g., Jira, Gitlab)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively across teams and levels within the organization.
• Strong facilitation and training abilities.

Nice-to-Have:

• Knowledge of cloud-based platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools for metrics tracking and reporting