SAFe Agile Scrum Master

An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives. Come join the excellence!<br><br><strong>Overview<br><br></strong>The Project Management area is responsible for leading a team, typically cross-functional teams, to achieve project goals and requirements. Work with project teams and stakeholders to plan, execute, monitor, and control the project. Manage resources, budget, cost, time, quality, risks and other constraints.<br><br><strong>Responsibilities<br><br></strong>We are seeking a SAFe Agile Scrum Master to support and guide 3-4 engineering-focused product teams. This role is primarily responsible for driving Agile best practices, facilitating team ceremonies, and enabling high-performing, self-organizing teams. While this role is Scrum Master–focused, the ideal candidate may occasionally support or collaborate with Project Managers as needed or perform project management responsibilities such as status reporting and facilitating project status meetings with the cross functional organizations.<br><br><strong>Key Responsibilities<br><br></strong><ul><li>Serve as Scrum Master ensuring effective adoption of SAFe Agile practices</li><li>Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives)</li><li>Remove impediments and foster a culture of continuous improvement</li><li>Partner closely with Product Owners and Engineering teams to ensure alignment and delivery</li><li>Track and manage work using Jira, ensuring accurate backlog hygiene and reporting</li><li>Support program-level coordination within a SAFe Agile environment<br><br></li></ul><strong>Required Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or equivalent certification</li><li>Proven experience supporting multiple Agile teams in an engineering environment</li><li>Strong working knowledge of Jira</li><li>Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills<br><br></li></ul>For this role, we anticipate paying $117,000 - $140,000 annually. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. TNS offers a competitive benefit package including medical and dental coverage, life insurance, paid holidays and vacations, and a 401K plan with company match.<br><br><strong>Additional Helpful Skills<br><br></strong><ul><li>Experience in Project Management, including managing multiple concurrent initiatives</li><li>Ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Product, Marketing, Legal, Security, Sales, Operations/IT)</li><li>Familiarity with project scheduling, risk/issue tracking, and status reporting<br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong>If you are passionate about technology, love personal growth and opportunity, come see what TNS is all about!<br><br>TNS is an equal opportunity employer. TNS evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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