Product Owner – Software Manager
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Huntsville • Alabama • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year
About the role
- Owning and managing the product backlog, including writing, refining, and prioritizing user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Translating customer, mission, and system requirements into clear, actionable software requirements for Agile development teams.
- Serving as the primary voice of the customer to the development team, ensuring delivered capabilities meet operational and mission needs.
- Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including software, firmware, electrical, optical, systems, and test engineers across multiple programs.
- Supporting development of embedded software, ground support software, test software, and simulation environments (SWIL/HWIL) from a requirements and prioritization perspective.
- Coordinating with systems engineering and integration & test teams to support end-to-end verification and validation.
- Reviewing completed work and formally accepting or rejecting features based on defined acceptance criteria.
- Supporting release planning and roadmap development aligned with program milestones.
- Operating within CI/CD and DevSecOps environments to enable reliable and timely software delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related technical field with 12+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of experience serving as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or equivalent Agile role supporting software development.
- Strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, including backlog management and sprint execution.
- Experience working with multi-domain engineering teams, including software, firmware, electrical, optical, systems, and test engineers.
- Ability to understand technical software concepts well enough to make informed prioritization and trade decisions.
- Experience supporting embedded software, mission systems, or space/defense programs.
- Familiarity with DevOps / DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and version control tools such as GitLab.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.
- Experience supporting SDA, MDA, AFRL, or U.S. Air Force space programs is highly desirable.
- U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Agile developmentbacklog managementuser storiesacceptance criteriaembedded softwarerequirements prioritizationverification and validationrelease planningroadmap developmentDevSecOps
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipprioritizationtrade decision makingcustomer advocacyengagement with stakeholdersteam coordinationproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in MathematicsBachelor’s degree in PhysicsDoD SECRET clearance