Software Product Owner

Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences, or mathematics from an accredited college (ABET preferred)
  • 7+ years of combined Government/DoD experience
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office tools
  • Active Secret clearance with the ability to maintain it
  • Ability to work onsite up to 5 days a week based on client needs

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize software capabilities and defects with Program Management for product increments and sprints
  • Review and interpret engineering designs and algorithms to guide the development team
  • Define acceptance criteria for software updates and verify delivered code
  • Deliver technical briefings and demonstrations to leadership
  • Assist in integrating capabilities and features into software builds
  • Serve as the liaison between developers and leadership

Benefits

  • Exposure to high-level decision-making processes
  • Opportunity to work in a critical defense sector
  • Involvement in cutting-edge military software development
  • Collaborative environment with technical experts
  • Potential career growth within the Army Program Executive Office
Full Job Description

SPA has an immediate opening for an Integrated Defense Design (IDD-2) Product Owner (PO). The Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Product Owner (PO) will work as a member of the Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office.  The PO will be responsible for the prioritization and validation of the development software for a Force Operations (FO) Software (SW) development team.  The position will include reviewing/understanding Systems Engineering concepts/designs/algorithms and providing guidance to the development team. The PO will support the team in the development of acceptance criteria for software updates and be responsible for their verification.  The product owner will work with Program management in setting priorities for the capabilities and defects of the team for each product increment and sprint.  The position will include technical briefings, demonstrations, and advisement to leadership.  The product owner will report on status; recommended courses of action, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Responsibilities

The PO will be responsible for prioritizing software capabilities and defects in coordination with Program Management for PIs and sprints. They will also be asked to review and interpret engineering designs and algorithms to provide technical direction to the dev team. Product Owners are also responsible for defining acceptance criteria for software updates and perform final verification of delivered code. This position also requires the selected candidate to deliver technical briefings and demonstrations to leadership, offering courses of action (COAs), and impact analysis. The candidate will also be required to assist with driving the integration of capabilities and features into various software builds. The PO will be the bridge between the developers and leadership.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor27s degree (or advanced degree) from an accredited college (ABET preferred) in engineering, the sciences or mathematics
  • Ability to work onsite up to 5 days per week, depending on client needs
  • Have a minimum of 7 years combined Government/DoD experience
  • Be fluent in the Microsoft Office toolset
  • Active Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:

  • An additional plus is knowledge in IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, C2BMC, or AEGIS. Prior Product Owner of a SW development SCRUM team is a plus

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