Scaled Agile, Inc., (SAI) (https://www.scaledagile.com) is the provider of SAFe®, the world’s leading framework for enterprise agility. Through learning and certification, a global partner network, and a growing community of over 800,000 trained professionals, SAI helps enterprises build better systems, increase employee engagement, and improve business outcomes.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, SAI is a member of the Pledge 1% corporate philanthropy movement. Through this program, SAI contributes to the local community and seeks to inspire and encourage other companies to the same purpose.

Exam Development Specialist II

An Exam Development Specialist II will develop and evolve exams that will impact the careers of software professionals as they transform their enterprises.

What you’ll be doing:

• Plan and perform all exam development-related activities
• Mentor other specialists and assistants
• Collaborate with and guide subject matter experts on exam development-related activities
• Actively participate in and conduct meetings to discuss organizational decisions that impact certifications.
• Grow and maintain a repository of exam questions, technical metrics, and reporting
• Lead or co-facilitate exam-related workshops 
• Support initiatives such as tooling, metrics, and test security
• Support exam translation work including working with SAI’s globalization team
• Lead content development teams on performance-based assessments
• Create microcredentials as needed

Skills and experience that are important for the role:

This is an expert-level role. An Exam Development Specialist II is fully competent and able to perform tasks independently and without assistance.

Your knowledge and skills should include:

• 6 or more years of experience with exam development including but not limited to facilitation, item writing training, item review/editing, key validation/in-service review, job analyses, exam auditing, creation and maintenance of multiple forms, beta testing and analysis, standard-setting
• Ability to:
  • Work collaboratively with team members and internal and external subject matter experts
  • Review, maintain, and analyze exam data to make decisions of item and exam quality
  • Prioritize concurrent processes and projects to meet established goals, deadlines, and quality standards
  • Set and meet aggressive timelines while employing the ability to pivot
  • Uphold test security and confidentiality processes at all times
  • Speak and present data or other certification-related material to internal and external customers in an understandable way
  • Take an authoritative stance during meetings with both internal and external customers 
  • Perform and complete tasks independently
  • Continuously innovate and try to improve the cert program
  • Research and suggest new processes/tools
  • Identify and work to automate processes

Strongly recommended but not required:

• A degree in Education, Psychology (assessment and evaluation), business, or a closely related area
• Familiarity with Lean-Agile principles and practices
• Familiarity with work or project management tools such as Rally

Compensation:

Scaled  Agile is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is $75,000-95,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.

Employees of Scaled Agile are also compensated with a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, optional insurance products including pet insurance, 401K with a match,  flexible paid time off, company-paid sabbatical after six years of service, bonus plan, and equity options. 

Why Scaled Agile?

We are a growing organization with a proven revenue model and a serious opportunity to be the global market leader in software and systems development knowledgeware.

This is a place for people who love technology environments, geek out on Methodologies and are always thinking about how things can be improved.

We are a group of seasoned professionals and systems thinkers who are passionate about our mission of helping the biggest organizations in the world improve the way they produce software and create real value. We're profitable, we're agile.

If you are looking for an opportunity to contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant business we'd love to hear from you. Please provide a resume, a web portfolio link and a few thoughts on why you think you’d be a great fit. We still read cover letters.