Location: Mostly Remote - onsite once a quarter in DFW metroRole: Agile Delivery ConsultantRequirements:
- 5+ years of experience consulting focused on Agile work execution at the team and RTE level - focus on the team/task execution level
- 5+ years of proven experience with Agile tools, including Jira, Confluence and writing detailed user stories
- Experience and ability to execute work in order to showcase and exhibit best practices ie: enter user stories using all best practices and incorporating all the necessary practices for the client enviorment
- Excellent development management skills, including planning, execution, and monitoring and control
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple priorities and deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified SAFe Agile Consultant (SPC) or SAFe RTE Certification
- Knowledge of Portfolio and Program Management
- Software Engineering Principals
- Software Engineering Experience
- Defense industry experience - experience in supporting government institutions
Scope:
- Establishing and maintaining a standard work approach and delivery methodology using existing tools
- Improve all aspects of planning and value delivery
- Increasing Transparency in planning and progress made using existing tools
- Expediting and Standardizing of communication & reporting
- Creating the ability to consistently identify and meet milestones
- Increasing the speed and transparency of issue identification and resolution
- Increasing the speed and transparency of value delivery
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate the tools and processes available to the team at the enterprise level
- Establish and maintain a standard work approach and delivery methodology using existing tools
- Establish and execute a plan to improve ways of working for the team to yield the results that could include:
- Improve all aspects of planning and work execution at the team level
- Establishing and maintaining a standard work approach and delivery methodology
- Increasing Transparency in work planning and progress made using existing tools
- Expediting and Standardizing of communication & reporting
- Creating the ability to consistently identify and meet milestones
- Increasing the speed and transparency of issue identification and resolution
- Increasing the accuracy, speed and transparency of work execution
Associated Tasks and Responsibilities across Teams:
- Establish and maintain a standard work approach and delivery methodology using existing tools
- Facilitate in the development and execution of work plans, resource allocation plans, and schedules using Agile and appropriate methodologies and tools such as Jira
- Facilitate and Execute Workshops that include large and small audience training
- Facilitate the management and mitigation of risks, ensuring proactive identification and resolution of issues and dependencies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, to ensure effective communication and coordination
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging teams to adopt Agile appropriate principles and practices
- Assist and facilitate the development and maintenance of work metrics, reports, and dashboards to ensure transparency and visibility into project progress
- Ensure compliance with the team's organizational processes and standards
- Review prioritized projects, and help refine business cases to support project initiation and funding
Associated tasks and Activities at the Team level
- Engage existing Developers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners and improve the execution of Agile principles and practices
- Influence the facilitate the improvement plans for Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Development teams
- Guide teams to leverage appropriate framework and agreed upon best practices with the goal to of developing high quality, testable and maintainable software
- Help teams create an environment that fosters transparency, learning, innovation, quality and speed
- Mentor and coach individuals and teams in adopting and APPLYING Agile value and practices
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Dallas, TX.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $75.00 - $95.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Apr 6, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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