The application deadline and start date are subject to change based on the status of the contract. Applications will be accepted through expiration date or until the position is filled. If the contract is not awarded, this position may not be filled. Koniag Technology Solutions, Inc a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a GCP Cloud Compliance Officer with a Secret security clearance to support KTS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The position is onsite with possibly hybrid availability.This position is for a Future New Business Opportunity. This position is covered under the Service Contract Act. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, paid holidays, paid Vacation, paid sick leave and more. Koniag Government Services is seeking an experienced GCP Cloud Product Owner to join a dynamic team supporting the modernization and scaling of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) service offerings for a government agency. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and collaborative leader who is passionate about cloud technology and committed to delivering secure, compliant, and scalable cloud capabilities. The successful candidate will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused, high-performing team, driving the roadmap and execution of GCP Cloud services from concept to delivery. This position requires an active Secret clearance at minimum, with Top Secret preferred. The GCP Cloud Product Owner will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused, high-performing team responsible for supporting, modernizing, and scaling Google Cloud Platform (GCP) service offerings used by a government agency. In this role, you will define the product roadmap, translate business and technical requirements into actionable user stories, and partner closely with engineering teams, Scrum Masters, Security Engineers, and agency leadership to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable cloud capabilities. This role combines strong product ownership and Agile leadership with deep technical literacy in GCP cloud infrastructure, continuous delivery, and federal compliance standards. Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Product Vision & Strategy: Define, articulate, and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and release plans for the agency's GCP cloud environment, aligning cloud service offerings with customer missions and business objectives. - Backlog Management: Maintain, refine, and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring user stories have clear acceptance criteria, precise definitions of done, and aligned business values. - Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Serve as the primary liaison between executive leadership, agency stakeholders, security teams, and engineering execution teams. Communicate technical trade-offs, architecture decisions, and roadmap milestones clearly to non-technical leaders. - Agile Governance: Lead backlog refinement, feature prioritization, and sprint goals; actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives. - Compliance & Environment Ownership: Oversee the lifecycle and service strategy for multi-tenant cloud environment offerings operating under FISMA Moderate and FISMA High compliance baselines. - DevSecOps & Automation Alignment: Collaborate with cloud engineers to ensure the product vision embeds continuous delivery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), zero-trust security controls, and operational automation into every release. - Requirement Translation: Research, analyze, and propose technical solutions, converting broad enterprise strategies into discrete architectural requirements and executable engineering epics. - Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in system delivery lifecycles and drive process/product enhancements that accelerate secure feature deployment. Required Education and Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university. - 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or Technical Lead delivering enterprise cloud solutions, with at least 3+ years focused on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. - Demonstrated experience managing backlogs, epics, and user stories using Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence). - Experience building or managing cloud capabilities operating within FISMA Moderate and/or FISMA High / FedRAMP security frameworks. - Active Secret Clearance or higher. Required Skills and Competencies: - Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to bridge the gap between business stakeholders, technical engineers, and executive leadership. - Deep foundational understanding of core GCP services (IaaS, PaaS, Resource Hierarchy/Folders/Projects, VPC Service Controls, enterprise governance, and IAM). - Solid understanding of modern software delivery pipelines (e.g., Cloud Build, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code concepts (e.g., Terraform, Deployment Manager, Ansible). - Proven ability to break complex technical requirements into well-structured epics, user stories, and explicit acceptance criteria. - Master-level understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies, Sprint execution, and release engineering practices. - Knowledge of configuration management best practices and governance workflows in controlled federal IT environments. - Passion for driving efficiency through automation, continuous improvement, and customer-centric design. Desired Skills and Competencies: - Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM). - Google Cloud Digital Leader, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer. - Direct experience managing IT systems, cloud migrations, or modernizations within federal government agencies. - Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 controls, FedRAMP authorization lifecycles, and Zero Trust architecture principles. - Understanding of container ecosystems and orchestration management (e.g., Kubernetes, Google Kubernetes Engine [GKE], Cloud Run). - Familiarity with GCP native security and management services including Security Command Center (SCC), Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, and Audit Logs.