Agile Product Owner

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Internal mobility support

Competitive pay and benefits

Military-friendly workplace

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking an Agile Product Owner to translate strategic objectives into a clear product vision and actionable backlog.

You will work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure the product meets business goals and customer needs while maintaining a robust data model and release cadence. The role requires at least five years as a Product Owner in software/data environments, familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence, and a TS/SCI

Qualifications

• Minimum five years as a Product Owner or similar in software/data engineering
• Experience with industry-standard digital tools such as ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Must meet security clearance requirements (TS/SCI) and US citizenship

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and backlog aligned with business objectives
• Prioritize the backlog based on business value, customer needs and technical feasibility
• Define and refine product requirements including user stories and acceptance criteria
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure product meets requirements
• Manage the product backlog and ensure clarity for the development team
• Collaborate with the team during sprint planning and coordinate releases
• Elicit and maintain an enterprise data model with stakeholders

Skills

Agile methodologies

Backlog management

Sprint planning

Stakeholder management

Requirements definition

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Agile Product Owner

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Administrator with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

Duties/Responsibilities

The Agile Product Owner’s primary responsibility is to ensure that the development team has a clear understanding of the product vision, goals, and requirements. The Agile Product Owner should have at least five years of software or data engineering development and deployment using Agile methods. Major responsibilities and duties include:

• Product Vision and Roadmap: Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and backlog, ensuring they align with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Prioritization: Prioritize the product backlog, making decisions about which features to develop, and in what order, based on business value, customer needs, and technical feasibility.
• Requirements Definition: Define and refine product requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and non-functional requirements, ensuring they are clear, concise, and testable.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicate with stakeholders, including customers, business leaders, and team members, to understand their needs, expectations, and concerns, and ensure that the product meets their requirements.
• Backlog Management: Manage the product backlog, ensuring it is up-to-date, refined, and ready for development, and that the development team has a clear understanding of the work to be done.
• Sprint Planning: Collaborate with the development team during sprint planning, ensuring that the team understands the work to be done, and that the sprint goals and objectives are clear.Feedback and
• Validation: Work with the development team to validate assumptions, gather feedback, and ensure that the product meets the defined requirements and acceptance criteria.Release Planning: Plan and coordinate releases, ensuring that the product is delivered to stakeholders and customers in a timely and effective manner.
• Data Model: Elicit from stakeholders and make recommendations to update and maintain a visual and metadata Enterprise data model.

An enterprise data model is a visual and metadata representation of an organization's data, describing how data entities and the business processes that create them relate to one another. It defines the structure, relationships, and constraints of data and business processes, including entities, attributes, metadata, and data types. Data models help ensure data consistency, reduce data redundancy, and improve data integrity, making it easier to design, implement, and manage databases and improve Combatant Commander (CCMD) and Joint Director (JDIR) processes with data

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer in computer science or related field of study.

Experience

This position requires a minimum of five years’ experience with servicing as a product owner with additional experience with appropriate industry standard digital tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence.

Certification

Maintain the current version of at least one of the following Scaled Agile Framework certifications: SAFe Practice Consultant, SAFe Practice Consultant Trainer, Advanced SPC, Agile Product Manager, or Product Owner / Product Manager. If the Agile Product Owner does not have this certification at the time he or she is identified it, then he or she must obtain it no later than 30 days following arrival to the primary place of performance.

Additional Requirements

Candidate must meet Germany TESA requirements as follows:

• Germany:A Bachelor’s Degree and three (3) years of recent specialized experience; or
• Associates Degree and seven (7) years of recent specialized experience; or
• No degree and 11 years or recent specialized experience.

Security Clearance Level

TS/SCILocation: On Customer SiteUS Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

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