Policy Analyst - NGA

Company Overview

The Kenific Group, Inc. (KGI) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. KGI was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. KGI has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Position Overview

Are you a seasoned and meticulous Policy Analyst eager to play a pivotal role in the agile release management lifecycle of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)? We are actively seeking a proficient individual to join our dynamic team, taking a leadership role in the coordination and management of releases across our enterprise websites. In this role, you will be executing the agile release management lifecycle, ensuring seamless daily scheduling, coordination, and management of releases every 8 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Execute the agile release management lifecycle which includes daily scheduling, coordinating, and the management of releases every 8 weeks across the enterprise for all customer facing external websites on all domains (Top Secret, Secret and Unclassified).
• Maintain and track Agile development schedule in an appropriate project management capability(e.g. Redmine, JIRA, etc.).
• Manage and lead client software release leveraging Agile processes, tools and templates.
• Define and document acceptance criteria for each story clearly and decompose customer requests into features.
• Work closely with Government stakeholders to effectively manage customer expectations for all software releases.
• Work directly with internal and external stakeholders, including senior staff and department managers, to ensure successful translation of requirements into high-quality product deliverables.
• Track action items and actively identify and mitigate risks.
• Conduct release readiness reviews, backlog grooming sessions, release planning events, milestone reviews, and business go/no-go decisions.
• Formulate and translate user or functional requirements and mission needs into technical terminology and specifications.
• Maintain the release schedule and program road map for all core services and ensure alignment
• across key partners and programs.
• Review test cases against stories' acceptance criteria.
• Assist in maintaining configuration management of product backlog.

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in Agile Release Management including planning or management of release schedule and activities.
• Demonstrated experience applying Agile software practices or software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams handling customer feedback requirements, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and developing capability/tools documentation.
• Certification in Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP)
• or Agile Certification.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft SharePoint.
• Demonstrated experience working with Redmine and JIRA applications

Clearance Requirements

U.S. citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Work Location

Washington, D.C. - Hybrid

Benefits Overview

We are always looking for good people! The Kenific Group is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries and benefits in order to increase employee satisfaction and productivity. In addition to our benefits, we also offer SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip account. In some cases, tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position. Additional details may be found at https://kenificgroup.com/careers/

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