Job Description:
- Hybrid position, working on site in Washington, DC and remotely.
- The Principal Agilist will serve as the enterprise leader for a large-scale Agile transformation effort within a federal environment. This individual will be responsible for leading and guiding full SAFe implementations across complex, multi-team organizations.
- The Principal Agilist will operate at the executive level, advising senior government stakeholders, driving cultural and operational transformation, and ensuring measurable delivery outcomes. This is a highly visible, key personnel role requiring deep expertise in enterprise Agile transformation, SAFe implementation, and organizational change leadership.
- Lead enterprise-wide SAFe transformation initiatives across multiple programs and portfolios.
- Serve as executive advisor to government leadership on Agile adoption strategy.
- Establish Lean-Agile governance models and scalable delivery frameworks.
- Coach executives, Release Train Engineers, Product Management, and Agile teams.
- Design and implement transformation roadmaps aligned to mission outcomes.
- Drive measurable improvements in delivery velocity, quality, and operational performance.
- Build and sustain high-performing Agile teams across the organization.
- Ensure long-term institutionalization of Agile practices and cultural change.
Experience and Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree
- Must have a SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) Certification, active
- Minimum 20 years of experience delivering IT solutions
- Minimum 15 years leading Agile implementations in medium to large organizations
- Minimum 10 years leading enterprise-level SAFe transformations
- Expert in SAFe’s Lean Agile principles and practices to drive value and sustain organizational change and operational excellence through the empowering of high-performing Agile teams
- Experience supporting federal healthcare or healthcare IT environments preferred
- Demonstrated success leading complex organizational change initiatives
- Strong executive presence with exceptional written and verbal communication skills