Software Product Owner

Description

The team needs a Software Product Owner to lead the strategic direction of the team and to make the final calls on scope and Go/No-Go decisions, working with engineering leadership on releases.

Job category: Information Technology. Full time, regular employee. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance to start. Travel of up to 10%, within the continental US. Anticipated posting end: 2/26/2027.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Program Chief Engineer and Chief Architect to split high-level mission capabilities into separate technical features.
• Remove architectural uncertainty for developers. Supply the technical detail behind each story, including defined API contracts and data flow diagrams, so developers can code without waiting for answers.
• Own and refine the team backlog. Make sure stories are small, technically sound, and meet the Definition of Ready and Definition of Done before they enter a sprint.
• Run daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives. Act as the first point of escalation for the team and work with the Lead Engineer to remove technical blockers quickly.
• Serve as the final check on delivered features. Confirm the code meets mission intent and matches the original feature breakdown before stories are closed.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Either a B.S. or higher in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's in STEM with 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years as a Technical Product Owner or Team Lead in an Agile environment.
• Strong technical and non-technical communication skills.
• Skill in writing, deriving and communicating requirements to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to brief technical and non-technical audiences on development progress, risks, opportunities and proposals for new features.
• Ability to communicate system design using SysML, UML/Entity Relationship Diagrams, or equivalent modelling tools.
• Working knowledge of modern software stacks, including how CI/CD pipelines and microservice architectures affect the pace and order of feature delivery.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform, such as AWS or Azure.
• Proficiency in GitLab for issue tracking, milestones and boards.
• Experience with Atlassian tools: Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with both Scrum and Kanban, and judgment on when to use each.
• Desired: direct experience in Defense, Aerospace or GovTech domains.
• Desired: direct experience in one or more mission areas: GEOINT mission planning and processing, satellite command and control systems, or advanced mission and payload planning for satellite operations.
• Desired: expert-level GitLab skills for issue tracking, milestones and boards, or equivalent experience in Jira or ADO.
• Desired: certification as a Professional Scrum Product Owner or equivalent.

Conditions

Salary depends on factors such as geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, prior experience, specific skills, education and certifications.

Since the role can be based in more than one location, the range shown is the national average.

Proposed salary range: $90,300 to $189,600.

The company offers flexibility so employees can balance quality work with their personal lives.

Equal opportunity: all qualified applicants are considered without regard to protected characteristics.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off.
• Flexible time off and access to learning resources.