Job: Agile Development Practices Coach

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Description

Agile Development Practices Coach

Background and Skills You Will Bring:

• Passion to help teams learn why and how to implement Agile practices
  
  

• Ability to  teach and coach teams on proven practices and world-class tools
  
  

• Proven leader and collaborator
  
  

• Self-driven continual learner
  
  

• Comfortable acting more as a coach than a trainer and understand the difference  
  
  

• Researcher’s mindset, to craft content by harvesting the best pieces of what’s happening throughout our business and beyond our walls 
• Experience implementing Agile and Lean practices in the context of
  software engineering and Extreme Programming (XP).

                       -Pairing                                                             -Test Driven Design (TDD)

                       -Refactoring                                                     - Continuous Integration (CI)

                      - Continuous Delivery (CD)                            -Test Automation

• Prior experience working with Agile project teams  
  
  

• Understanding of the benefits of Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and Lean
  
  

• Understanding of the differences between Agile methods and how they can be applied together for success
• Experience with the complete software development lifecycle (build, test and release)
  
  

• Have used one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Ruby) in project team
  
  

• Experience explaining the costs and benefits of Acceptance Test Driven Development
  (ATDD) approaches
  
  

•  Hands on experience with automated functional testing

                     -testing tools and frameworks such as Twist, Cucumber, FITNesse or Selenium, among others

• Experience leading consulting engagements and/or technical teams
  
  

• Prior work coaching, teaching and guiding individuals or teams, in various roles within a project-driven organization
  
  

• Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives
  
  

• Excellent presentation skills

                     - we value and encourage public speaking engagements and expect that you are         

                      comfortable talking to management as well as engineering teams

• Strong knowledge and passion for Agile principles and practices
  
  

• Must  have a solid ground and be willing to extend your knowledge through challenging work, investment in training, and immersion in the Agile community
  
  

• Willingness to travel 60 - 75%
  
  

• 6-8 years experience in software engineering, technology product development, and/or information technology
  
  

Helpful Experience You Might Have:

• Large project delivery experience
• Prior experience with Chef, Puppet, Vagrant Go and other continuous-delivery tools
• Familiarity with Flip Learning/Teaching methodology

Company Description

• ThoughtWorks Studios Workshops Team Vision:
  
  
  • We help software teams discover the practices and tools they need on their journey toward greatness.
  • We seek to measurably help our clients improve.
  • We deliver ThoughtWorks' best thinking on software excellence.
  • We are all delivery professionals with practical experience, not just trainers or consultants.
  • We maximize learning through innovative instructional techniques.
  • We engage our customers with a pragmatic approach and a flexible, focused curriculum.
    
    
  As a ThoughtWorks Trainer For Agile Development Practices
  
  
  You’ll get to:
  • Facilitate the learning experience of groups of 10 to 20 people at a time
    
    
  • Be exposed to new environments and challenges on an almost daily basis
    
    
  • Be part of a global team looking to revolutionise how people learn
    
    
  • At ThoughtWorks, we are above all a learning organization that is committed to
    improving the way software is developed the world over
    
    
  • ThoughtWorks Studios is committed to providing world class tools and training to aid
    in the improvement and educational development of software all over the globe
    
    
  • Our customers are people and organizations with ambitious missions – whether they’re in the commercial, social, or government sectors. They trust us to deliver tools that empowers them to succeed.
    
    
  • By joining ThoughtWorks Studios, you join a diverse community of bright individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation and delivery, while advocating for positive social change.
    
    
  • We value teamwork, the ability to meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record
    
    
  • We strive for a healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software business
    
    
  • We're seeking passionate technologists, regardless of background to work with us. We want hackers, philosophers, activists – courageous people with good hearts and creative approaches to problem-solving.
    
    
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