Pr025-040 Product Owner

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a PRODUCT OWNER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government. The successful candidate will be detail oriented have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidates will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program engineering and technical support to Missile Defense programs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include but may not be limited to the following:

• Responsible for delivering value for the software applications within a complex missile defense command and control system
• Identify stakeholder needs to ensure consistent delivery of value to the customer
• Coordinate and prioritize needs across the scrum teams
• Contribute to the overall Program Roadmap while breaking down the teams work into achievable timelines
• Assess progress and report the status to Leadership
• Support the achievement of Earned Value (EV) Management by working closely with the Cost Account Managers (CAMs) providing essential information to assess EV performance and assist with variances and Estimate to Completions (ETCs)
• Serve as the technical point of contact with the Government internal clients Agile Release Train (ART) Leadership and Solution Leadership
• Manage stakeholder expectations
• Collaborate with other Product Teams Solution Leadership and ARTs to plan and execute releases
• Coordinate with leadership and other technical teams to identify priorities and communicate them to the Product Team
• Assist with preparing and delivering briefings and demonstrations to customers
• Prepare engineering estimates and basis of estimates for task instructions and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Mathematics Physics Aerospace Engineering or a related field from an accredited university along with at least 12 years of experience; or a Masters degree in a related field with at least 10 years of relevant experience; or a PhD in a related field with at least 8 years of relevant experience

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Experienced in leading and managing cross-functional teams during the development and integration of large complex software applications
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholders in an extensive complex development program
• Must have proven experience as a Product Owner Scrum Master or in another technical leadership role within an Agile environment
• Proven leadership in managing the full life cycle of large integrated DoD systems including requirements analysis design implementation testing deployment and sustainment
• Extensive experience in recognizing customer needs and prioritizing their requirements
• Knowledge of common software development and management tools such as: Maven git/GitLab Nexus Eclipse
• Ability to work independently and the poise and adaptability needed to succeed in a highly dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-motivated and customer-oriented

Desired Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of Ballistic Missile Defense concepts defense communications systems and the US Missile Defense System is highly desirable
• Experience with DoD integration processes Agile DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and automated testing tools
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
• Development of command-and-control system applications
• Experience in Software Integration and Formal Testing
• Flexibility and willingness to accept unexpected tasks
• Experience and knowledge of EVM within a software development setting
• Knowledge and experience implementing Cyber Security / Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements
• Understanding standard system engineering design artifacts like Use Cases and SysML diagrams
• Proven leadership experience in full life cycle development of large integrated DoD systems including requirements development and interpretation design implementation testing fielding and sustainment
• Proven experience in identifying customer needs and handling customer priorities

Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Location

Huntsville AL

QTEC Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local state or federally protected class characteristic or non-merit based factor.