Agile Product Owner

Lensa; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is actively seeking an Agile Product Owner for a significant role with Leidos in Alexandria, VA. This position involves managing a dedicated team to enhance Geospatial Intelligence capabilities, requiring strong Agile methodology experience. Ideal candidates should have a BS degree, relevant experience, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. This full-time position offers competitive compensation reflective of qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Requires BS degree and 8 years of experience or Masters with 6 years.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• Proactive self-starter with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive product delivery through understanding customer and product requirements.
• Develop product team roadmap and prioritize product backlog.
• Lead and support agile ceremonies such as daily scrum and retrospectives.

Skills

Agile Development knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Team leadership

Excellent communication skills

Education

BS degree

Masters degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

AWS/Cloud technologies

Job description

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Description

Leidos is looking for an Agile Product Owner to join our team responsible for the integration, operations, and sustainment of various operational and in-development systems. This position will manage a team made up of systems engineers, configuration managers, and cybersecurity engineers tasked to deliver the next generation of Geospatial Intelligence technologies to our customer. A successful candidate will have experience with Agile methodologies and the various tools necessary to run agile teams, as well as the ability to participate in release planning events, daily scrums, and other technical discussions to deliver products that meet customer requirements. The effort will harness GOTS, COTS and Custom technologies to deliver advanced production and dissemination capabilities using desktop, web and cloud technologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive product delivery through keen understanding of the customer, mission, and product requirements
• Develop the product team roadmap (and supplemental activity schedules) and provide team support to fulfill team commitments and deliverables
• Plan and prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs
• Proven ability to write technical tasks with business value for the customer
• Help define, document, and track the completion of Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs
• Communicate with other product owners, scrum masters, program leadership, customers, and development teams to overcome obstacles, align tasks, fulfill requirements, and enhance team and product value
• Lead and support agile ceremonies/ meetings such as daily scrum, retrospectives, and program increment planning
• Develops and proposes new ideas regarding technical solutions and processes
• Create and update written briefings and reports to program and customer leadership.
• Effectively and regularly communicates with key internal and external stakeholders (often regarding critical/high priority issues)
• Consult with team members and customers to create and refine the product backlog.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with ability to obtain a Polygraph
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Agile Development knowledge and experience
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to pay careful attention to detail
• Capacity to work well in groups and the ability to lead a team
• Strong briefing skills and experience presenting to senior customer management
• Experience defining and managing product team roadmap
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Agile Certification
• Certified Product Owner
• Certified Scrum Master
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Understanding of AWS/Cloud technologies
• Proven experience managing multiple baselines across multiple environments
• Experience with collaboration tools including Jira/Confluence
• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies
• Experience with Geomatics and elevation data
  
  

Original Posting

May 15, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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