Monday, July 28, 2008

Rally Software - Agile Coach/Development Consultant, Engagement Manager/Agile Development Consultant, Integrations Engineer

[rmiug-jobs] Digest Number 4656

Agile Coach/Development Consultant (Boulder, CO)
Posted by: "Cindy Fields" Cindy.Fields@rallydev.com
Date: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:06 pm ((PDT))

AGILE COACH/DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT



Rally Software Development (www.rallydev.com) located in Boulder,
Colorado is a dynamic, growing company that provides software-driven
enterprises with the knowledge, coaching and tooling needed to succeed
with Agile development practices.

Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant and Coach. An ideal candidate would have
experience and interest in extending skills in the following areas.


Qualifications:


* Coaching Agile project teams - bringing experience with
methods such as Scrum, XP, Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.

* Consulting background a huge plus- you will be working with
multiple clients through on site collaboration and remote support.

* Experience leading consulting engagements.

* Training experience - we develop our own collateral in close
partnership with leading experts in the agile community and deliver
training to customer teams.

* Solution selling experience.

* Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and
guiding people in the various roles in 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're comfortable talking to teams
from engineering level upwards.

* Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and
practices - we expect that you have a solid grounding and we will
support you extending your knowledge through challenging work,
investment in training, and constant association with our Agile experts.


* Willingness to travel 50%- we're a company that is expanding
within the US and beyond.

* 7 years or more experience in technology/software
organizations.

* Certified ScrumMaster (Practitioner or Trainer), Certified
Facilitator, or equivalent are pluses.

Locations: Boulder (our home) preferred, but Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
Dallas, New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco/San Jose would be
strongly considered (other locations potentially negotiable for strong
applicants)

Culture: At Rally, we value teamwork, an ability to meet commitments,
skill, and a successful track record. Our company is comprised of people
who are passionate about the software industry and the success that
implementing Agile Development practices can bring our clients. We are
looking for those who share our passion and the desire to work with the
best and brightest.

In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage personal
growth through speaking engagements and participation in agile
committees. Our Coaches have been key-note speakers, organizers of agile
conferences and authors of articles and whitepapers.

We offer excellent compensation for proven performers, stock options and
generous benefits with an exceptional opportunity to grow. If you are
interested in being considered or would simply like more information
about what it's like to work here at Rally, one of our coaches would be
happy to discuss the possibilities. Please email jobs@rallydev.com.

________________________________________________________________________
15. Engagement Manager/Agile Development Consultant (Boulder, CO)
Posted by: "Cindy Fields" Cindy.Fields@rallydev.com
Date: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:06 pm ((PDT))


ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/AGILE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT


Rally Software Development (www.rallydev.com) located in Boulder,
Colorado is a dynamic, growing company that provides software-driven
enterprises with the knowledge, coaching and tooling needed to succeed
with Agile development practices.

Due to our success, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Agile
Development Consultant and Engagement Manager. An ideal candidate would
have experience and interest in extending skills in the following areas.


Qualifications:


* Consulting background with process, change management with
Agile preferred- you will be working with multiple clients through on
site collaboration and remote support.

* Coaching Agile project teams - bringing experience with
methods such as Scrum, XP, Lean, FDD, DSDM, or Crystal.

* Vendor and Engagement management experience - experience
leading consulting engagements, managing scope, time, cost, quality,
risk, and stakeholder expectations.

* Solutions selling experience - Identifying new areas of
opportunity and proposing potential solutions.

* Training experience - we develop our own collateral in close
partnership with leading experts in the agile community and deliver
training to customer teams.

* Experience in leading technical teams - coaching, teaching and
guiding people in the various roles in a project driven organization.

* Facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and
retrospectives.

* Excellent presentation skills.

* Willingness to travel 50%- we're a company that is expanding
within the US and beyond.

* 7 years or more experience in technology/software
organizations.

* Certified ScrumMaster (Practitioner or Trainer), Certified
Facilitator, or equivalent are pluses.

Locations: Anywhere in the continental US near a major airport.

Culture: At Rally, we value teamwork, an ability to meet commitments,
skill, and a successful track record. Our company is comprised of people
who are passionate about the software industry and the success that
implementing Agile Development practices can bring our clients. We are
looking for those who share our passion and the desire to work with the
best and brightest.

In our Professional Services organization we actively encourage speaking
engagements and participation in agile committees. Our Coaches have been
key-note speakers, organizers of agile conferences and authors of
articles and whitepapers.

We offer excellent compensation for proven performers, stock options and
generous benefits with an exceptional opportunity to grow. If you are
interested in being considered or would simply like more information
about what it's like to work here at Rally, one of our coaches would be
happy to discuss the possibilities. Please email jobs@rallydev.com.

________________________________________________________________________
16. Integrations Engineer-Professional Services (Boulder, CO)
Posted by: "Cindy Fields" Cindy.Fields@rallydev.com
Date: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:06 pm ((PDT))

Professional Services Integrations Engineer

Rally Software Development (www.rallydev.com
) located in Boulder, Colorado is a dynamic, start-up that provides
software-driven enterprises a complete solution of knowledge, coaching
and tooling to succeed with Agile, the next generation of development
practices.

We are recognized nationally as the best product in our category (Jolt
Award 2006, 2007 and 2008), locally as the most innovative product (IQ
Awards) and voted "Best Tech Company to Work for in Colorado".

Due to our exponential growth, we are seeking a motivated Integrations
Engineer to join our Professional services organization.

The Integrations Engineer is responsible for extending functionality
both through integrations with key partners and by developing
infrastructure to support web application interconnectivity more
generally. You will work closely to define and implement solutions that
seamlessly integrate Rally's product with other third party testing,
configuration management, and project and program management software.

This role requires an intimate, working understanding of modern web
applications from database to browser and familiarity with inter-web-app
communication methods. Supplying professional services requires an
ability to understand technical and business requirements rapidly and
make decisions under pressure. In addition, this position calls for
excellent communication in both a technical and non-technical context, a
track record of working to deadlines in a rapid development cycle and
prioritizing competing demands while delighting the customer.

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and attributes:

* 5 years software development experience.

* Experience installing, configuring, integrating, maintaining
and supporting vendor software packages such as HP QualityCenter,
Microsoft TFS, etc.

* Ability to write and test code with web services, programming
and scripting languages (SOAP, REST, Java, Ruby, .Net, Perl, etc.).

* Background in software lifecycle management - Product, project,
development, test and defect management.

* Excellent communication skills to understand the customer's
issues and provide a solution.

* Experience with Agile methods such as Scrum, XP, Lean, FDD,
DSDM, or Crystal.

* Experience delivering consulting engagements -Managing scope,
time, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.

* Solutions selling experience - Identifying new areas of
opportunity and proposing potential solutions.

* Training experience - we develop our own collateral in close
partnership with leading experts in the agile community and deliver
training to customer teams.

* Facilitation skills in leading demos, planning meetings, and
reviews.

* Excellent presentation skills.

* Willingness to travel 50% - We're a company that is expanding
within the US and beyond.

* Certified ScrumMaster (Practitioner or Trainer), Certified
Facilitator, or equivalent are all pluses.

* B.S. in computer engineering or equivalent

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software
industry and want to work with the best and brightest. 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. Rally offers
excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with an exceptional
opportunity to grow.

If this sounds like an environment you might thrive in, please email
resume to jobs@rallydev.com.