Scrum Master

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Scrum Master to join our growing team.

At TISTA, you’ll do meaningful, mission‑driven work that improves lives alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive. We invest in your learning and internal mobility so you can build a career that keeps advancing. We’re proud to serve and hire Veterans, and we put people first in everything we do.

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily scrum, backlog refinement, sprint review and retrospective in two-week sprints.
• Keep sprint backlogs, impediments, risks and Agile metrics current in VA Jira.
• Coach the team and the VA Product Owner on SAFe 6.0 practice.
• Feed team objectives, capacity and dependencies into PI Planning.
• Escalate risks and blockers to the Release Train Engineer and program leadership.

• 5+ years as Scrum Master or Agile coach.
• Experience on a SAFe Agile Release Train.
• Jira administration of sprint boards and metrics.

Desired Skills:

• VA or federal health program experience.
• SAFe 6.0 practice.
• Coaching product owners on backlog refinement.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree.
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) required; SAFe Advanced Scrum Master a plus.

Clearance: 

• Must be able to obtain a Tier 2 / Moderate Risk Public Trust and a VA PIV credential. 

Location: 

• Remote, USA. 

Pay Range:

• The suggested pay for this position ranges from $80,546 to $92,875.
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/