AddressAbout the role
The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050 and the energy industry is responding – together we are building a cleaner, greener Britain.
Agile Coach is a key role within our Agile DevSecOps organisation. The key purpose of this role is to ensure our teams and individuals are outcome aligned, collaborative, high-performing, innovative and improving continuously.
This role collaborates with all squads and stakeholders across teams, disciplines, third parties, departments, and reporting hierarchies in business and digital delivery to align teams with outcomes.
The Agile Coach needs to demonstrate Servant Leadership qualities. The Agile Coach will motivate, educate, mentor and empower teams to deliver better outcomes faster and safer. For that, the Agile Coach will need to train, coach, and demonstrate what good looks like when it comes to Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies, roles, responsibilities, tools, and metrics aligned with Agile and Scaled Agile techniques suitably from Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe etc.
This role will collaborate closely with Agile Leadership Team in the organisation like Head of Ways of Working, Agile Transformation Manager etc. to strategise and drive up organisation’s Agile maturity continuously.
This role will be based from Wokingham, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. There will be some requirements to travel to other sites when needed.
About us
As Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO), we sit at the heart of the electricity system, using our outstanding engineering and commercial expertise to balance electricity supply and demand. Ultimately, we keep the electricity flowing directly to where it’s needed, second by second.
Becoming the Future System Operator
In 2021, government and Ofgem jointly consulted on proposals for an expert, impartial Future System Operator (FSO) with responsibilities across both the electricity and gas systems, to drive progress towards net zero while maintaining energy security and minimising costs for consumers. In October 2023, the Energy Act 2023 was passed, legislating for this Future System Operator to be created.
The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new Future System Operator. We will be taking on additional roles across vectors and sectors to create an organisation with a whole energy system mindset; enabling us to identify solutions to our energy system that are more sustainable, secure, and affordable for all.
The FSO will be set up as a public corporation with operational independence from government – bringing parties together to support optimised decision making and action. As now, it will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements. It is anticipated that the new organisation will be up and running in 2024.
The time to act on climate change is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.
Key Accountabilities
Collaborate regularly with Head of Ways of Working and Agile Transformation Manager to strategise and implement key areas like:
- Drive continuous Agile DevSecOps improvements using a data driven approach leveraging metrics, dashboards etc.
- Develop, deliver or organize necessary training and coaching for the teams.
- Shape up and run Agile Maturity Assessments and help implement improvement action items.
- Recommend cross-discipline team structure.
- Recommend changes/improvements to Agile and Scaled Agile ceremonies/events.
- Drive cross-team experience sharing through strategic workshops, reusable organizational Agile assets and Community of Practices etc.
- Weave together Agile and DevSecOps practices for driving holistic improvements (e.g. Backlog Refinement, Agile Estimation, BDD, Code Scanning, CI/CD, Monitoring, Retrospective etc. to go hand in hand)
Train, coach and hand-hold team members in various Agile DevSecOps capability areas like, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Developers and Testers and Project Managers or Delivery Leads.
About you
Essential experience:
- 4+ years of working experience as an Agile Coach within a Digital product delivery team.
- 2+ years of working knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management Tools (e.g. ADO, Jira, Confluence) and Collaboration Tools (e.g. Murals, Miro, Office 365 like Outlook, Teams, Yammer, SharePoint Online).
- 2+ years of hands-on development team member experience like Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Delivery Lead, BA, Developer, Tester, Architect etc.
- Whole software development lifecycle understanding using Agile DevSecOps methodology.
- Planning, reporting, implementation of process and tooling
- Collaboration tools like Mural, Miro etc.
- Understanding (not implementation) of Technical and DevSecOps aspects like Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP etc.), Security, CI/CD (Jenkins, Bamboo, Stash etc.), Monitoring, Design Thinking, BDD, TDD, Test Automatio
- Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies and frameworks including ceremonies/events, roles/responsibilities and metrics (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, DAD, XP, DSDM etc.)
- Architect, define and socialise fit-for-purpose process
- Agile Maturity Assessment and Improvement Roadmap Planning
- Agile Governance and Reporting
- Agile Planning
Desirable experience:
- Experience working in utility sector or regulated organisation.
- Agile Certification or Coaching Certification
What you'll get
A competitive salary between £65,000 - £70,000 – dependent on experience and capability.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance, 28 days annual leave as standard, and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and professional success. From a competitive salary to flexible work arrangements, we promote your work-life balance. Enjoy fit for purpose wellbeing and lifestyle offerings, ongoing skill development aligned to our Purpose and Values, and be part of a supportive community that values your individuality and where you can belong.
More information
We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
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