Business Process Engineer (Scrum)

Themis Insight solves difficult business, IT, and analytic problems by addressing the whole problem - not just the symptoms - using interdisciplinary approaches that are both practical and innovative. We provide fresh alternatives to ordinary, mainstream consulting firms through small, highly skilled, and hand-picked teams that can meet clients' needs in any industry. Our broad interdisciplinary understanding allows us to provide the right solution, even if it is from outside the industry or traditionally defined problem space. We bring Public and Private, Civilian and Military expertise to every case.

We are hiring a Business Process Engineer (Scrum) to work in Linthicum Heights, MD. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

Required: TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Description:

As the Business Process Engineer, you will serve as the Scrum Master and coordinator for a cross functional technical team to ensure enterprise-wide integration of engineering efforts by conducting daily scrum meetings and hosting sprint planning and other agile methodology cadences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Remove impediments and blockers to enable team productivity
• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile/Scrum principles and practices
• Track and communicate team metrics (velocity, burndown, sprint health)
• Shield the team from external interruptions and scope creep •Foster a culture of continuous improvement and team self-organization
• Apply Process improvement and Engineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects.
• Assist the Government with the transitioning of existing project teams and the facilitation of project teams in the accomplishment project activities and objectives.
• Serves as key coordinator between multiple project teams to ensure enterprise-wide integration of reengineering efforts.
• Document and track initiatives and epics to assist in driving them to completion
• Define, implement, and maintain business processes and procedures to meet business objectives.
• Analyze and identify opportunities for business process improvements.
• Develop initiatives for continuous business process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with customer and company proposed standards.
• Work with customer and developers in integration of new and existing business processes.
• Use best practices to carry out business process analysis, re-engineering, process measurements and change management activities.
• Work with stakeholders to identify business requirements, processes and risks.
• Evaluate current business processes and recommend solutions for improvements.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or business discipline from an accredited college or university and 7 years experience conducting BPR activities is required. Five (5) years experience utilizing Process Improvement methodologies (e.g. Agile technologies, Six Sigma) for GOT integration programs is required.
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience with Scrum/Agile teams to include managing teams
• Experience with Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills
• Experience in government contracting environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
• Advanced Scrum certifications (CSP-SM, SAFe, PSM II)
• Experience with Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS)
• PMP or other project management certifications
• DevOps/CI-CD pipeline knowledge
• Experience with business process reengineering methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean)
• Experience supporting federal agencies

Themis Insight has all the PERKS!

You are our most valuable resource - your ambition, your knowledge, your creativity. We offer an industry-leading set of benefits to supplement your normal salary compensation. Themis Insight has you covered with flexible ways to balance work and home life, full health benefit premium coverage, and generous contributions toward your retirement.

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k: We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 11 standard holidays, and 25 days of PTO
• Career Development: Get career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires

Themis Insight is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Themis Insight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.