(Junior) Technical Product Owner (f/m/d) – Platform for IT Security Solutions

Talantir; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Home office options

Public transport subsidy

Meal subsidies

Urban Sports Club

Team events

Job summary

Zertificon Solutions – a software manufacturer and IT security specialist in Berlin, is hiring a Product Owner to bridge development and business teams. You’ll shape the vision and backlog for platform components, turning ideas into epics and user stories while coordinating with UI/UX and stakeholders.

You’ll operate in a hybrid setup with flexible hours and opportunities for home office, collaborate with an international team, and contribute to scalable, cloud-based infrastructure in a mature,

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Product Owner/Product Manager or similar agile role.
• Strong technical understanding.
• Experience writing epics, user stories, and bug reports.
• Familiar with Debian Linux and modern tech such as microservices, containers, and cloud infra.
• Knowledge of clustering, load balancing, multi-tenancy, storage services, and high availability.
• Excellent English skills (C1) for international collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central interface between development and business teams and translate stakeholder requirements into clear specifications.
• Develop and own the vision and roadmap for platform components in alignment with company goals.
• Break down features into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Maintain a well-prioritized backlog for the development team.
• Create lightweight mockups and coordinate UX mockups/prototypes with UI/UX designers for larger features.
• Conduct market and competitive analyses to support platform strategy.
• Maintain partnerships with virtualization and cloud providers and foster new collaborations.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile / Scrum

Epics & User Stories

Technical Understanding

English (C1)

Debian Linux

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Cloud Infrastructure

Tools

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Zertificon Solutions – Software Manufacturer since 2004.We are IT security specialists: our products encrypt business communications. More than 25% of the 100 highest-revenue companies in Germany, as well as hundreds of medium-sized enterprises across all industries, already use our Z1 encryption solutions. We have big plans and continue to grow steadily. Nearly 140 employees are already working with us in Neukölln. Join our professional, highly qualified team: take on challenges, share your knowledge, learn new things, and discover your potential!

Responsibilities

• As the central interface between development and business teams, you gather requirements from stakeholders and the market and translate them into clear project specifications
• In alignment with our company goals and in close collaboration with the business teams, you develop and own the vision and roadmap for your platform components
• You break down complex feature ideas into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• You keep the backlog consistently up to date and well prioritized for your development team
• To ensure strong usability, you create lightweight mockups yourself and coordinate mockups and prototypes for larger features with our UI/UX designers
• You conduct market and competitive analyses to support the platform strategy
• You maintain technology partnerships with virtualization and cloud infrastructure providers and build new collaborations

Qualifications

• You have at least 2 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a similar role within an agile team
• You bring a strong technical understanding
• Writing epics, user stories, and bug reports comes naturally to you
• You are familiar with Debian Linux as well as modern technologies such as microservices, container technologies (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructures
• Concepts such as clustering, load balancing, multi-tenancy, storage services, and high availability are not new to you
• Very good English skills (at least C1) enable smooth collaboration in international teams

Nice to have

• Understanding of the design and operation of SaaS infrastructure
• Hands‑on experience with UX mockup tools such as Figma or Adobe XDGerman language skills

Our Offer

• Flexible hours and home office options
• Mobility: free Germany-wide public transport ticket, bike leasing, or parking
• Subsidies for meals: (e.g., delivery services) and home office internet
• Urban Sports Club membership for flexible fitness and wellness
• Office perks: rooftop terraces & green courtyard, organic fruit and drinks, personal packages accepted at the office
• Get‑togethers: monthly Pizza Friday, regular team events, big summer party
• Responsible leadership: structured onboarding, regular feedback, clear goals
• Innovative without startup risk: profitable for 20+ years, self‑funded innovation with strong global potential
• International team: 120+ colleagues from 30+ countries, open and collaborative culture

If that resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you.Want to know more? Please have a look at our Work at Zertificon page: https://www.zertificon.com/en/it-jobs-berlin/work-at-zertificonQuestions?You can reach our HR team [e-mail]