Product Owner, Senior

• Assume responsibility for defining and prioritizing user stories, managing the product backlog, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission objectives and operational requirements
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of Agile processes, manage and execute backlog refining sessions for sprint teams, and provide recommendations based on metrics evaluated
• Work with the client for backlog grooming including prioritization
• Ensure prioritization of features and capabilities with the customer to ensure higher priority items are identified and implemented first
• Serve the client and Scrum teams by guiding the team on how to use the agile processes
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
• Provide leadership to ensure the scrum team attains the most value from a self-organized team
• Take responsibility for impediments including resolving impediments, providing guidance for removing impediments, and escalating impediments to ensure quick resolution
• Facilitate technical discussions, decision making, impediment resolution, and conflict resolution
• Ensure transparency from client to Scrum team by facilitating internal and external communication
• Perform continual assessment of the maturity of the Scrum team and providing coaching and insight in support of greater maturity
• Commit to continuous process improvement including active facilitation of reviews and retrospectives and incorporation of lessons learned for future sprints

• 8+ years of experience in cyberspace operations or software development
• 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner
• Experience in military cyber operations
• Experience with using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence and advanced road maps for product roadmaps
• Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), tools, technologies, and cyber regulations, standards, and frameworks such as NIST, RMF, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and DevOps
• Ability to interact effectively with stakeholders, including military personnel, government agencies, and contractors, prioritize and manage a product backlog, make data-driven decisions, and drive product delivery to meet mission objectives
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to obtain a SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (PO/PM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Certification within 90 days of hire date

Possession of excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program