Jira Align Implementation Architect

What you will do:

• Investigate, discover, and assess customers pain points with scaling Agile
• Define, advise and promote strategic agile direction and transformations in partnership with our customers leadership team
• Drive solution design, architecture, and implementation with Cprime’s customers desired scaled agile framework and tools
• Be the go-to subject specialist on tool usage, standard methodologies, and implementation of process integration between Jira Align, Jira, and other agile applications
• Provide agile coaching to impacted executive, business and technical roles
• Architect and document technical solutions that align with client business objectives
• Coach and mentor the delivery team to ensure consistent performance and customer success
• Establish and implement metrics to optimize agile delivery and measure business agility in terms of predictability, reliability, and adaptability to Engagement manager and team members
• Assist in pre-sales scoping & project estimation efforts
• Provide scheduled and ad-hoc demos and trainings of all agile tools and business agility processes
• Deliver customized training to support the defined tools support of key processes
• Provide project and internal communications
• Contribute to industry thought leadership, white papers, blogs, case studies with customers and represent Cprime at conferences,
• Manage multiple client deliverables and expectations in alignment with the Statement of Work and customers needs
• Build customers knowledge and credibility quickly
• Assist with management of partners and product feedback

Qualifications and Skills:

• Expert knowledge of the business implications of an Agile transformation
• Prior Jira Align (AKA AgileCraft) experience
• Hands-on experience implementing an Agile scaling tool (Jira Align, Jira, Rally/ Agile Central, Rational, Azure DevOps Services (ADO)/ VSTS, VersionOne, or others) 
• 5+ years working with large scale development organizations that exposed you to the concepts and trials of building software at scale  
• Solid familiarity with the principles of agile, business agility and lean development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, DA, S@S XP and Lean, etc.)
• Passionate about making clients successful and building a company that will change the way software is built
• Technical understanding of common networking terms and tools
• Previous experience working in a multifaceted, agile, and customer-facing environment
• Experience in consulting and solution-based professional services
• Able to work independently with minimal guidance in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to manage multiple clients and deliverables at any given time through effective time management and planning, and work with diverse teams across different time zones
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and communication, both written and spoken
• Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, drive for results, attention to quality and detail, and a collaborative attitude

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred
• Certification in team agile practices (e.g., CSM, CPF, SAFe®, etc.) preferred

Travel Requirements:

• Must have the willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 25-40% of the time to meet client needs.