Bachelor's degree with 6 years relevant experience or Master's with 4 years; or 4 years experience in lieu of a degree
Proven Agile Development knowledge and experience
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Capacity to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to lead and manage a team
Experience engaging with internal and external stakeholders
Proactive self-starter with a positive attitude
Responsibilities
Drive product delivery by understanding customer and mission requirements
Develop and manage team roadmap aligned with commitments
Plan and prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs
Write technical tasks with a focus on business value
Define, document, and track completion of product tasks
Facilitate communication among product owners, scrum masters, and development teams
Support agile ceremonies like daily scrums and program increments
Benefits
Opportunity to work on advanced Geospatial Intelligence technologies
Involvement in a dynamic agile team environment
Possibility for professional growth and development within the NGA
Exposure to collaborative tools and modern cloud technologies
Engagement in high-impact projects that support national security
Full Job Description
4074 Product Owner 4074 | Top Secret
Job Description:
OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a Agile Product Owner to join our team responsible for the integration, operations, and sustainment of various operational and in-development systems in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
This position will manage a team made up of Software Developers and DevOps Engineers tasked to deliver the next generation of Geospatial Intelligence technologies to our customer. A successful candidate will have experience with Agile methodologies and the various tools necessary to run agile teams, as well as the ability to participate in release planning events, daily scrums, and other technical discussions as needed. The effort will harness GOTS, COTS and Custom technologies to deliver advanced production and dissemination capabilities using desktop, web and cloud technologies.
GENERAL DUTIES:
Drive product delivery through keen understanding of the customer, mission, and product requirements
Develop the team roadmap and support the team as needed to deliver on commitments
Plan and prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs
Proven ability to write technical tasks with business value for the customer
Help define, document, and track the completion of Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs
Communicate with other Product owners and scrum masters, program leadership, customers, and development teams
Support agile meetings such as daily scrum, retrospectives, and program increment planning
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Defines and manages the team roadmap
Develops and proposes new ideas regarding technical solutions and processes
Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills
Agile Development knowledge and experience
Strong analytical skills and the ability to pay careful attention to detail
Capacity to work well in groups and the ability to lead a team
Communicates regularly with key internal and external stakeholders often regarding critical/high priority issues
Strong briefing skills and experience presenting to senior customer management
Requires BS degree and 6 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 4 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
SAFe Agile Certification
2+ years experience as a Scrum Master
Certified Product Owner
Certified Scrum Master
Understanding of AWS/Cloud technologies
Proven experience managing multiple baselines across multiple environments
Experience with collaboration tools including Jira/Confluence and Rocketchat
Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies
Experience with Geomatics and elevation data
CLEARANCE:
Top Secret minimum with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph clearance
Job Details
City : St. Louis
State : Missouri
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