Janus Thomys - Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, total of 4 teams)

Hemmingen, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Mar 2025

4 months

Bremen, Germany

Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, total of 4 teams)

DMK

Project: Secure.NOW: Redesign of all IT security aspects
Redesign of the company’s IT security aspects
Optimization of agile work using Scrum as the framework
Coaching the teams and individual team members with goals to:
increase collaboration efficiency both within and outside the team
improve team effectiveness and performance
foster a culture of continuous improvement
promote and support the use of agile methods with Scrum as the framework:
adherence to Scrum values
team self-organization
preboarding of the internal Scrum Master

Mar 2024 - Dec 2025

10 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, total of 5 teams)

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project: Transformation project: STEP master data collection and maintenance system
STEP started as a V-Model project and was to be transformed into Scrum
STEP is a central application at BA and integrates with most systems and processes
Implementation of legal, customer, and partner requirements (RfC)
Development and redesign of over 30 interfaces
Leading a transformation project with goals to:
introduce and establish agile methods
implement Scrum as the agile framework with Kanban elements
collaboration with teams and individual team members:
strengthen team self-organization
support team members’ self-responsible actions
foster effective and collaborative teamwork
conducted multiple trainings on various topics with different audiences (including brown bag sessions)
organization and facilitation of Scrum events (ceremonies):
adherence to time-boxing
maintaining a constructive atmosphere
scheduling team events in coordination with the team
support in backlog management
team-building measures
ensuring and managing information flow between Product Owner and team
optimizing activities for continuous performance improvement of the team
establish communication management:
ensure open and constructive communication within teams, between teams, and with stakeholders and management
remove impediments
create/improve/optimize processes (e.g., requirements, incident management, change management, interface management)
establish collaboration among 5 cross-functional teams of about 10 members each
create competency matrix and organize knowledge transfer
collaborate on test redesign
coach partner departments to improve collaboration in a Scrum environment
create, present, and update the roadmap for Scrum implementation
organize and facilitate Communities of Practice (CoP)
use Kanban elements in the project (Kanban boards)

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

1 year

Germany

Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 2 teams)

Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung, Rheinland-Pfalz

Project: Notifications and information obligations under the Federal Immission Control Act
Digital implementation of forms for notifications and information obligations of the Federal Immission Control Act
As part of the Online Access Act, the process for occupational safety and the Industrial Safety Regulation in the “Immission Control Online” field is digitized
Federal digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
Project language: English
introduction and evolution of the Scrum framework with Kanban elements:
use of digital whiteboards
sprint transition planning
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
building role understanding (developer, tester, product owner):
organizing trainings, meetings, and workshops on these roles
role development within the team
organization of team-building workshops:
guidance and support in setting up self-managing teams
defining and communicating collaboration guidelines within the team
building and growing a DevSecOps team:
defining test approaches
implementing test automation
adopting continuous integration
incorporating security aspects
setting up monitoring tools
supporting and coaching the Product Owner:
methodological support
creating the product vision
stakeholder management
managing the product backlog
refining backlog items
setting and achieving sprint goals
quality of epics and stories in JIRA
running backlog refinements
daily operations support
managing communication flow with the team
planning production releases
multiple clarification meetings
monitoring adherence to Scrum values in the team
collaborating and regularly exchanging with other Scrum Masters
JIRA and Confluence administration

Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

1 year 2 months

Germany

Scrum Master

Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität, Rheinland-Pfalz

Project: Electronic transmission of emissions data (EMBE)
This environmental project enables operators and measurement institutes to create and submit reports of facility emissions via a central, user-friendly interface. The focus is on checking the measurement plan and forwarding the measurement report to the auditing body.
Federal transition and digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
integration with ELSTER (electronic tax returns)
introduction and evolution of the Scrum framework
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
ensuring knowledge transfer and exchange within and outside the team:
organizing cross-project communities
setting up SharePoint communities for cross-project knowledge sharing (e.g., developers, analysts, testers, technical writers)
creating chat groups in MS Teams for project-specific exchanges
removing impediments such as:
team personnel changes
optimizing daily meeting flow
stakeholders missing Sprint Reviews
conflict resolution
preventing external tasks from creeping in
issues with external suppliers
resolving temporary resource conflicts
supporting organizational topics
communicating at multiple levels:
within teams
technical level
with stakeholders
with management
quality improvement measures for stories:
adoption of the INVEST principle
clarity for all developers
sharing upcoming refinement stories in advance to allow developers to prepare and flag understanding issues
improving backlog refinement organization and flow:
creating estimation guidelines with examples together with the team
ensuring and supporting the team in meeting commitments/goals:
organizing knowledge transfer and exchange
defining and implementing improvement measures for team performance, efficiency, and effectiveness
monitoring progress toward sprint and project goals
developing a Sprint Review process:
who/what/how long/in what order presents

Dec 2022 - Nov 2023

1 year

Germany

Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung, Rheinland-Pfalz

Project: Industrial Safety Regulation (BESI)
Environmental protection project ensuring compliance with the Industrial Safety Regulation for operators of facilities like gas stations, storage tanks, fueling stations, etc.
Compliance is ensured from the application for operating permits through operation, documented and tracked with the project software.
Federal transition and digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
establish and promote team self-management
introduce and foster agile working methods and culture
coaching in agile best practices aimed at continuous process improvement
implementing actions defined in retrospectives
facilitating and supporting cross-team events
results orientation:
supporting the team in focusing on delivering high-quality increments
enforcing the Definition of Done (DoD)
establishing TDD (Test-Driven Development)
organizing test processes, e.g.:
creating test cases
setting up test automation
timely testing
introducing the zero-defect program “Zero Defects/Get It Right the First Time”
liaising with developers for rapid responses
coaching and supporting the team in managing the sprint backlog:
maintaining JIRA entries: correct status, assignee, remaining story points
creating subtasks in JIRA (refinement)
prioritizing story workflow (e.g., largest first)
coaching the team on agile values:
supporting team members in promoting agile values and culture within the organization

Jan 2020 - Nov 2022

1 year 11 months

Münster, Germany

Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)

Finanz Informatik GmbH Co. KG

Scrum Master in securities and banking customer processes
enhancements to an internet banking solution replacing an older system, including data migration
adding new options for in-branch and digital checking account management and securities trading
developing multiple data filtering options
project for around 400 savings banks in collaboration with partners (e.g., DEKA, dwp Bank)
continuous improvement and coaching of Scrum in a SAFe environment
moderation of cross-team events
ensuring cross-team exchange
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
supporting the Product Owner with a frequently changing scope:
ensuring correctness and currency of the product backlog
helping communicate scope change impacts to stakeholders (stakeholder management)
JIRA and Confluence administration
advanced individual coaching (team had limited Scrum experience)
supporting organizational evolution:
fostering agile interactions
ensuring information flow to/from other teams

Mar 2017 - Dec 2020

3 years 10 months

Münster, Germany

Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)

Finanz Informatik GmbH Co. KG

Scrum Master in a transformation project for securities processes
design and deployment of a new internet banking solution
development of the central internet portal with multiple functional extensions
creating options for capital accounts, savings accounts (personal and business)
data migration to the DWH
developing new data filtering features
project for about 400 savings banks with partners (e.g., DEKA, dwp Bank)
introducing agile teams within a PRINCE2 project
implementing and scaling the Scrum framework
coaching and assisting in creating/updating the Definition of Done (DoD)
coaching on defining sprint goals
training new Scrum Masters and Product Owners
supporting DevSecOps production environment setup:
continuous integration
test automation redesign
agile security aspects

Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

7 months

Neuss, Germany

Scrum Master for 3 teams (scaled)

LeasePlan GmbH

Project: development of an eCommerce product
building a web application for customers and business users
creating the eGarage eCommerce web application
developing a web portal for application access
mobile version of the application
building an application management system
typical Scrum Master tasks
scaling Scrum
defining and implementing measures to improve collaboration among teams (including conflict management, motivation boosting)

Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

8 months

Neuss, Germany

Scrum Master

LeasePlan GmbH

Project: customer master data
redesign of customer structures
building a modern DWH structure
data migration into the DWH
creating multiple data filtering options
training business users
typical Scrum Master tasks plus the additional responsibilities described in other projects for this client

Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

9 months

Neuss, Germany

Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 2 teams)

LeasePlan GmbH

Project: Document Management System (DMS)
migration of document creation, archiving, and distribution
interdisciplinary project with strong company-wide dependencies
responsible for enforcing Scrum rules
scaling Scrum
implementing changes to boost team productivity
quality assurance of increments (deliverables)
ensuring information flow:
between teams through reporting and presenting work results
among program/project participants (PO) and stakeholders
organizing meetings
optimizing multiple development teams working on one product
organizing and actively supporting the release process
facilitating and managing change in business units

Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

1 year

Neuss, Germany

Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)

LeasePlan GmbH

Project: central personnel management
enhancing an application for processing driver master data including storage media for financial and insurance processing
project touched nearly every area of the company
responsible for enforcing agile practices (Scrum)
promoting agile culture
scaling Scrum
actively assisting with company-wide Definition of Done creation and updates
organizing and facilitating Scrum events (ceremonies)
supporting Test-Driven Development (including coaching)
identifying, analyzing, and resolving issues and impediments

Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

5 months

Cologne, Germany

Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)

HRS

Project: expanding hotel booking options
serving as Scrum Master for three eCommerce teams adding SABRE (USA), TravelSky (China), and AMADEUS (France) offerings
supporting a distributed team (Cologne, Warsaw)

Jan 2008 - Present

17 years 7 months