E2 Product Owner

Thales; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales is seeking a Senior Engineering Lead to drive team leadership, technical direction, and end-to-end E2 delivery in Queenstown, NZ. You will coordinate RUN support across on-premise and cloud environments and plan builds aligned with business priorities.

You will mentor engineers, oversee DevSecOps toolchains (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Jira, Git), ensure compliance with security rules, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver new functionalities while continuously improving

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or other relevant qualification.
• Solid experience in a complex software-centric environment (7+ years).
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience with Azure and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Technical Direction across RUN, engineering factories on premises and Cloud with SLA.
• Plan, estimate and manage BUILD activities aligned with business objectives and priorities.
• Deploy, configure and administer networks, environments and tools for engineering while ensuring local security compliance.
• Manage COTS/OSS licenses for tooling environments per AMS Engineering headquarters.
• Provide mentoring, direction and workflow management to achieve project milestones.
• Promote knowledge sharing and document work products for reuse across projects.
• Lead product-release planning and coordinate delivery of new functionalities.
• Support projects in migrating to new E2 solutions and facilitate technical reviews.
• Ensure delivery in line with Thales processes and practices; contribute to continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with AMS E2 Manager to support project delivery and cross-geography consistency.
• Support Tools Tech Events Boards (TEB) and Change Control Boards (CCB).
• Maintain and improve processes, methods and tools per AMS E2 global framework.

Skills

DevOps

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

Git

Azure

Containerisation

Confluence

Jira

Artifactory

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Technical Direction
• Bring the right level of support to the RUN, all solutions combined (Engineering Factories on premises and Cloud) with an SLA
• Planning, estimating and managing BUILD activities in line with business objectives and priorities
• Supporting, with the IS/IT & ECC (of each country/site) and TDF, the deployment, configuration and administration of the various networks, environments and tools necessary for engineering activities while ensuring compliance with the local security rules
• Managing COTS/OSS, licenses, for tooled development environments in accordance with the AMS Engineering headquarters
• Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management, including task prioritization to achieve project objectives and milestones.
• Promote knowledge sharing, ensuring work products are sufficiently documented for reuse across projects.
• Project & Process Management
• Estimating and planning E2 feature backlog and development for the product
• Lead the product-release plans and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities
• Discussing with the various process, practices and tools communities of the Group in order to improve the sharing of knowledge, know-how and their capitalisation
• Supporting the Projects in their migration to the new E2 solutions.
• Facilitate and lead technical reviews, workshops, peer reviews, and project reviews as required by the program.
• Ensure delivery in accordance with Thales processes and practices, actively contributing to their continuous improvement
• Support Discipline Managers in defining, tailoring and deploying project-specific processes, methods and tools in alignment with the AMS E2 global framework
• Collaborate closely with the AMS E2 Manager to support project delivery and operational consistency across the geographic footprint
• Support the Tools Technical Events Boards (TEB) and Change Control Boards (CCB)
• Support all teams across the project
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Communicate, analyse, plan, and report as necessary to align team capabilities with internal program requirements
• Ensure clear and effective communication (both written and verbal)
• Manage E2 scope in line with agreed scope of work
• Risk, Quality & Reporting
• Identify and assess risks, propose effective solutions, execute mitigation actions, and report on outcomes, cost savings, and residual risks
• Support the E2M in defining and maintaining metrics to monitor progress, measure performance, identify issues early, and support informed decision-making to ensure successful delivery
• Support the preparation of monthly Technical and Financial Reviews (TFR) sessions
• Commercial & Bid Support
• Support bid activities and contribute to the preparation and review of engineering cost estimates for modification proposals to the functional baseline
• Self and Team Improvement
• Keep up-to-date with evolutions in technology, processes and methodologies (DataOps, DevOps, DevSecOps, Containerisation, AWS, Azure, eTUP, Wiki corporate, Lean, Agile, Chorus2.0 etc.) which are applicable to our tools and processes and to suggest ways to incorporate these innovations into the business

• Mentor and upskill team members

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or other relevant qualification

Essential Experience

Solid experience working in a complex software centric environment (7+ years)

Strong understanding of the entire Software Development Lifecycle

Good exposure and working knowledge across a variety of DevSecOps toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies

Experience with Azure

Experienced with Infrastructure as Code, Configuration Management and Containerisation

System Optimisation - ability to balance workloads between cloud and on-premise environments

Cross-functional Collaboration - work with developers, DevSecOps teams, and business stakeholders

Problem-Solving& Innovation - ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement efficient solutions.

Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across a complex environment

Solid experience in upskilling and training new engineers

Strong ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including Project, Engineering Delivery Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, Speciality engineers and the engineering team under management.

Experience in product delivery using agile methodologies like Lean methods (including PDCA, Kanban, Value-Stream Mapping). Prior experience working in an Agile@Scale framework is a bonus

Collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence etc.

Desirable:

Agile software development

Cloud networking skills

Cyber security knowledge (i.e. the latest risk assessment techniques, threat modelling approaches, cybersecurity threats, and best practices)

General / Special Requirements

GENERAL

Assist in ensuring a harmonious work environment in all departments that you are working with by upholding Thales' key values.

An advocate for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

An advocate for diversity and inclusion who will be actively involved in implementing change initiatives to achieve our diversity goals

An advocate fora culture of continuous improvement

An advocate for Accountability, transparency and curiosity

Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies and framework and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimising accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment and to ensure a safe work practises at all times.

Comply with all relevant Company policies and procedures.

SPECIALREQUIREMENTS

• Be eligible for Security Clearance from the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs (CAT2)

• Occasional international travel may be required