Senior Scrum Master

Trans Core (TRN)

As a subsidiary of ST Engineering, Trans Core is actively seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to join our Software Development team. The position is based in Nashville, TN or Austin, TX.

Nashville, TN or Austin, TX.

As a Senior/Lead Scrum Master at Trans Core, you will champion the optimization of the LeSS Agile delivery process across multiple cross‑functional teams building and modernizing mission‑critical Toll and Intelligent Transportation Systems. You will provide leadership and coaching to Product Owners and engineering teams aligned to Trans Core’s Infinity®, MPS/Host, roadside systems, and emerging AI/ML capabilities. This role is both strategic and hands‑on—driving delivery excellence, enabling team self‑management, improving cross‑tier architecture flow, and supporting platform transformation (containerization, cloud alignment, automation).

You will be a key force in elevating Agile maturity across the organization while ensuring predictable, high‑quality delivery across complex hardware‑software ecosystems. This is a hybrid position (onsite/remote) with occasional travel required.

• Agile Leadership Across Multiple Teams
  • Lead Agile delivery for 6–8 Scrum teams across lane systems, Infinity UI/services, MPS/Host pipelines, OCR/ML workflows, and deployment readiness.
  • Coach and mentor other Scrum Masters if added in the future, providing guidance, training, and feedback to elevate overall Agile maturity.
  • Ensure consistent application of Agile principles across teams and alignment with Trans Core’s engineering model.
  • Recommend and guide adoption of better/best practices when appropriate.
• Strategic Delivery Ownership
  • Partner with R&D leadership to align sprint execution with enterprise goals such as:
  • Platform modernization
  • Shift to containerized and cloud‑ready services
  • Audit automation and ML model lifecycle improvements
  • Infinity ecosystem enhancements
  • Manage cross‑team coordination for features that span multiple tiers and technologies (Lane → MPS → Host → Cloud Services).
• Proactive Impediment Resolution at the Organizational Level
  • Remove systemic impediments impacting engineering velocity and quality.
  • Work directly with Dev Ops/Infrastructure, Architecture, Hardware Engineering, Field Deployment, Vendor teams and DOT/state stakeholders.
  • Anticipate risks early, escalates appropriately, and helps eliminate recurring bottlenecks.
• Champion Backlog Quality and Product Alignment
  • Influence backlog structure and flow—not just facilitate it.
  • Partner with Project Teams and Product Owners to ensure clarified priorities, incremental deliverables, and acceptance criteria reflecting real‑world scenarios.
  • Roadmaps are realistic and aligned with engineering capabilities.
• Drive Continuous Improvement at Scale
  • Lead organization‑wide improvement initiatives such as CI/CD optimization, reduction of cross‑tier defects, increased automation, efficient regression cycles, and better SME knowledge capture.
  • Establish repeatable frameworks for retrospectives, metrics, and disciplined execution.
• Strengthen Cross‑Functional Communication & Stakeholder Alignment
  • Facilitate alignment between Product, R&D, PMO, Deployment, QC/QA, and Field Services.
  • Improve transparency around sprint goals, risks, dependencies, and release readiness.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership regarding delivery health.
• Foster High‑Performance, Self‑Managing Teams
  • Develop engineering teams into highly accountable, predictable units capable of independent decision‑making, managing cross‑tier dependencies, early risk identification, and stable sprint commitments.
  • Reduce team reliance on escalation and external intervention.
• Advance Trans Core’s Organizational Transformation
  • Lead Agile maturity efforts across R&D and Deployment.
  • Mentor teams through cloud‑native adoption, containerization workflows, Dev Ops maturity assessments, ML/AI lifecycle integration.
  • Help establish a culture of transparency, lean thinking, continuous learning, and experimentation.

• A BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (equivalent experience may be considered).
• 5+ years of…