JIRA Administrator – Agile Coach

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the current utilization and configurations of JIRA.

• Lead the rehabilitation and standardization of JIRA boards, workflows, and governance practices.

• Act as an Agile Coach for Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe teams.

• Facilitate activities such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Assist and mentor Product Owners in backlog refinement, prioritization, and defining user stories.

• Review Azure DevOps or JIRA boards to oversee sprint delivery and task updates.

• Eliminate obstacles and identify risks related to delivery.

• Advocate for Agile best practices, self-organization, and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate dependencies among products, teams, and stakeholders.

• Monitor and communicate metrics related to velocity, predictability, and overall team performance.

• Encourage collaboration between IT, Product Owners, and business stakeholders.

• Support initiatives aimed at Agile transformation.

• Generate Product Status Reports in alignment with PMO standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in JIRA Administration.

• More than 3 years of experience in Agile Coaching.

• Proven experience in establishing governance and standards.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Skills in leadership coaching.

• Familiarity with Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies.

• Experience using Azure DevOps or JIRA boards.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.