Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a
Sr. Agile Product Lead to support a major federal modernization and data migration program based in
Huntsville, Alabama . This position is a
full-time role that will be
fully onsite . As a Senior Agile Product Lead, you will guide product strategy, feature prioritization, and Agile delivery across cloud, data, application, and migration workstreams. This role is critical to ensuring mission and technical priorities are aligned while delivering high-quality capabilities that support mission-critical outcomes in a secure federal environment.
Key Responsibilities:Product Strategy & Backlog Ownership- Own, develop, and prioritize the product backlog based on mission needs, business objectives, and technical constraints.
- Translate requirements into clear, actionable user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
- Ensure features align with modernization, cloud, data, and migration priorities.
- Manage roadmap expectations, dependencies, and feature sequencing.
Agile Delivery & Team Collaboration- Partner with Scrum Masters and engineering leads to drive sprint planning and execution.
- Maintain continuous communication with development, QA, cloud, and data teams to ensure delivery readiness.
- Participate in backlog refinement, estimation, and cross-team coordination sessions.
- Ensure teams understand feature context, business value, and delivery expectations.
Stakeholder Engagement- Collaborate with government customers, mission owners, and leadership to gather requirements and establish priorities.
- Prepare and deliver briefings, feature updates, roadmap reviews, and decision recommendations.
- Ensure transparency into product progress, risks, and performance.
Release Readiness & Quality Alignment- Validate feature completeness, acceptance criteria fulfillment, and overall user experience quality.
- Partner with QA teams to ensure adequate testing coverage and defect resolution.
- Support release planning, sprint demonstrations, PI planning, and capability reviews.
Documentation & Reporting- Develop and maintain product artifacts including user stories, acceptance criteria, feature definitions, and roadmap documentation.
- Track product metrics, throughput, sprint performance, and delivery progress.
- Ensure documentation meets contractual, program, and governance requirements.
Requirements:- ActiveTop Secret Security Clearance
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in product ownership, Agile delivery, or technical program support
- Extensive experience leading Agile teams, managing product backlogs, and delivering technology solutions
- Strong understanding of cloud, data, application development, and modernization workflows
- Ability to translate technical requirements into clear, mission-aligned user stories
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national security programs
- SAFe PO/PM, CSPO, or similar Agile certification
- Background in cloud modernization, enterprise systems, or large-scale data migrations
- Experience with DevSecOps environments, CI/CD pipelines, or microservice architectures
Compensation:- Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 depending on experience
- Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if Required by Law
This job opens for applications on 9/30/2026. Applications for this position will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
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