Process Improvement Specialist
The Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, Maryland is seeking qualified professionals to join our technical staff. Qualified candidates will support and/or manage customer-oriented process improvement projects. Activities may include:
* Organizational change assistance such as educating and coaching executives, senior management, process improvement staff, and practitioners and planning and implementing improvement projects.
* Process definition and modeling such as providing model interpretations (e.g., CMMI, ISO, and Lean Six Sigma), applying models to a specific context, defining organizational-specific policies, procedures, guidelines, and project tailoring processes.
* Training program implementation such as designing training materials, coordinating and implementing programs, and facilitating experience sharing among participating organizations.
* Appraisal support such as designing, conducting, leading, and participating in various types of appraisals, such as gap analyses, readiness reviews, internal assessments, validation audits and formal appraisals.
* Outreach and Customer services such as interacting with organizational partners, including high technology councils, universities, and other business groups, establishing and fostering customer relationships, and publishing improvement experiences in appropriate journals and conferences.
Requirements
Qualified candidates will have at least five (5) years of software development-related experience, knowledge and familiarity with software process improvement and business re-engineering methods and models. Experience in both government and commercial sectors is desired. Successful candidates will have strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to deal with external customers, including high level executives, and an interest in assisting organizations in improving their business. Willingness to commute to various customer sites within the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, as needed. Minimum Bachelor degree in applicable discipline required.
Company Information
The Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, Maryland is a not-for-profit software engineering applied research and technology transfer organization. As an affiliate of the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), our mission is to advance the state of software engineering and software acquisition practice by applying state of the art research results. We work with private-sector companies, government agencies, and academic institutions to improve software by:
• Applying empirical methods to evaluate processes and products
• Identifying improvement areas and proposing changes
• Understanding the impact of changes on measures of success
• Utilizing experience to guide technical and management choices
• Tailoring solutions for specific customer contexts
• Transferring proven technologies into practice
We offer the opportunity to work in a learning environment with world-renown software researchers. Excellent benefits are offered.
If interested, send or fax your resume along with a cover letter showcasing your experience and communication skills; please include salary requirements.
Send to: Mary Berry email: mberry@fc-md.umd.edu
or
fax: (240) 487-2960
or e-mail: info@fc-md.umd.edu
The Vision
FC-MD envisions an ever
increasing need for both
technology and research
organizations to better
integrate their efforts to
understand software and
the impact that software has
in the world.
FC-MD strives to be a
recognized leader in this
endeavor among industry,
government, and academia.