Agile Delivery Lead – Senior

DecisionPoint Corporation

. Lead Agile delivery activities for Team 1 supporting Core MIRS software capabilities .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Agile delivery management, facilitating sprint planning, and coordinating cross-team dependencies while ensuring alignment with Government priorities. Proficient in tracking delivery metrics and preparing comprehensive reports for stakeholder communication.

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Agile Delivery ManagementSprint Planning FacilitationDelivery Metrics TrackingCross-Team Dependency ManagementActive Secret Clearance

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Hard Skills

Agile MethodologiesBacklog RefinementRisk ManagementUser Acceptance TestingRequirements Traceability

Soft Skills

LeadershipConflict ResolutionAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

JiraAzure DevOpsConfluenceSharePointAgile Boards

Certifications & Qualifications

Scrum Master CertificationPMI-ACPPMP Certification

Industry Keywords

Federal Software DevelopmentDepartment of DefenseMission-Critical SystemsContinuous ImprovementDevSecOps

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCyber SecurityPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Agile delivery activities for Team 1 supporting Core MIRS software capabilities
Facilitate sprint planning, daily coordination meetings, backlog-refinement sessions, sprint reviews, demonstrations, and retrospectives
Establish and maintain a predictable Agile delivery cadence aligned with Government priorities and approved program schedules
Partner with product owners and mission stakeholders to prioritize, refine, and prepare the backlog
Help develop realistic sprint goals and commitments based on priorities, dependencies, capacity, and delivery risks
Track sprint commitments, progress, scope changes, impediments, dependencies, risks, decisions, and action items
Identify and escalate delivery impediments and coordinate their resolution
Manage cross-team dependencies across architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, testing, training, data, interfaces, releases, and mission stakeholders
Coordinate weekly demonstrations and ensure capabilities are ready for Government review and feedback
Capture demonstration feedback, decisions, and resulting backlog or action-item updates
Prepare, maintain, and submit Development Sprint Plans
Prepare Sprint Summary Reports documenting accomplishments, incomplete work, test results, demonstrations, feedback, risks, dependencies, and follow-up
Track and analyze delivery metrics including sprint predictability, throughput, cycle time, work aging, impediments, defects, and commitment completion
Use delivery data to identify trends, facilitate improvement discussions, and recommend corrective actions
Coordinate with requirements analysts to ensure user stories and acceptance criteria are clear, testable, traceable, and implementation-ready
Coordinate with developers, testers, cybersecurity personnel, and release teams to support secure development, integration, testing, and deployment
Support backlog prioritization and expedited handling of urgent defects or security-related changes
Facilitate communication among Team 1, other Agile teams, program leadership, and Government representatives
Maintain Agile boards, delivery dashboards, action logs, decision records, and related program artifacts
Support release planning, release-readiness reviews, user acceptance activities, and operational-transition coordination
Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile practices, collaboration, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement
Provide delivery status, forecasts, risks, and performance information for program reporting and governance
Support continuous improvement of Agile delivery processes across the ENLIST program

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret clearance or higher
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent permitted by the applicable labor category
At least ten years of relevant professional experience
Experience facilitating Agile software-delivery teams
Experience managing dependencies across multiple technical teams or workstreams
Experience facilitating sprint planning, daily coordination, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demonstrations, and retrospectives
Experience tracking sprint commitments, impediments, risks, dependencies, actions, and delivery metrics
Experience working with product owners, technical leads, developers, testers, and Government or business stakeholders
Ability to prepare clear sprint plans, delivery summaries, metrics, status reports, and executive-level briefings
Ability to identify delivery risks and impediments, coordinate resolution, and communicate impacts to stakeholders
Strong facilitation, leadership, conflict-resolution, analytical, organizational, and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain delivery discipline in a complex, cross-functional software environment
Preferred: Scrum or Agile certification, such as CSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Release Train Engineer, PMI-ACP, or equivalent
Preferred: Experience supporting federal or Department of Defense software-development or modernization programs
Preferred: Experience leading Agile delivery for mission-critical, regulated, or high-availability information systems
Preferred: Experience supporting MIRS, accession-processing, military personnel-processing, or comparable mission workflows
Preferred: Experience preparing formal sprint plans, sprint summary reports, Government demonstrations, and contract-delivery artifacts
Preferred: Experience coordinating delivery across software, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, testing, data, training, and operations teams
Preferred: Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, or comparable platforms
Preferred: Experience working in Agile, DevSecOps, or secure software-development environments
Preferred: Familiarity with requirements traceability, user acceptance testing, release management, configuration management, and CI/CD practices
Preferred: PMP certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time employment
Opportunity to work remotely
Chicago-area candidates preferred