Senior Value Stream Engineer

Serigor Inc; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MDThink-Maryland Benefits-State of Maryland(Data Team) seeks a Senior Value Stream Engineer to drive end-to-end software delivery, focusing on bottlenecks, latency, and dependencies. You will lead modernization initiatives, migrating legacy systems to AWS cloud-native architectures and coach Agile teams in SAFe practices.

You will mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners, facilitate PI Planning, and provide executive-level dashboards on transformation progress and program risks.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of SAFe experience.
• Certifications such as SASM or SA preferred.
• Solid AWS knowledge for cloud modernization.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Stakeholders on SAFe principles.
• Facilitate PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Manage risks and dependencies across multiple Agile teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Lead conversations among Agile leaders and executives to align goals and resolve impediments.
• Drive Kaizen and technical excellence within Value Streams.
• Adopt a holistic view of the organization as interconnected components.
• Provide high-level executive reporting on flow velocity and transformation progress.
• Develop executive dashboards for Transformation Velocity, finance health, and program risks.
• Translate technical metrics into business value for stakeholders.
• Present modernization roadmaps and status to agency leadership.
• Monitor progress of technology modernization focusing on AWS adoption.

Skills

SAFe coaching

Executive reporting

Mentoring

Agile ceremonies facilitation

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Master’s degree in IT/CS/Business

SAFe SASM/SA certification

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Rally

VersionOne

AWS (EC2/Lambda/RDS)

Job description

Client: MDThink-Maryland Benefits-State of Maryland(Data Team)

Location: Linthicum, MD, 21090

Duration: Up to 7 Years

Position Description: The Value Stream Engineer (Senior) holds primary accountability for the performance, processes, and flow across designated Value Streams within the Maryland Benefits portfolio. This role is a key driver of process efficiency, focusing on the end-to-end lifecycle of software delivery to identify and resolve bottlenecks, latency, and dependencies, primarily utilizing Value Stream Mapping (VSM). A critical component of this role is leading technology modernization, specifically migrating legacy systems to AWS cloud-native architectures.

• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Stakeholders on SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles and practices.
• Facilitate critical Program/Solution level Agile ceremonies (e.g., PI Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops)
• Manage risks and dependencies across multiple Agile teams to ensure timely delivery of essential Maryland Benefits capabilities.
• Lead difficult conversations among Agile team leaders and executives to align on goals and resolve impediments.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement (Kaizen) and technical excellence within the Value Streams.
• Apply a holistic view, seeing the organization as a system of interacting components rather than isolated silos.
• Provide high-level executive reporting on flow velocity, throughput, and transformation progress.
• Prepare and present executive-level dashboards tracking "Transformation Velocity," financial health, and program risks.
• Translate complex technical metrics (e.g., DORA metrics, Cloud utilization) and technical hurdles into clear business value impacts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortably presents modernization roadmaps and status reports to agency leadership.
• Monitor and report on the progress of technology modernization initiatives, focusing on AWS cloud adoption and system re-architecture.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business Administration. Prior experience supporting Maryland Benefits is also beneficial.

General Experience: 7-10 years of experience with a strong working knowledge of the SAFe methodology.

• Strong working knowledge is required. Certifications such as SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) or SAFe Agilist (SA) are strongly preferred.
• Fundamental understanding of AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, RDS) to effectively engage in technical conversations with engineering teams.
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Service Now, Rally, or Version One.
• Demonstrated history of working on Technology Modernization projects, specifically involving AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in Federal/State Health and Human Services (HHS) environments (e.g., Medicaid, Child Welfare, Integrated Eligibility).