Air and Missile Defense -AMD Software Product Owner

Vervic Inc.; Parkway Estates (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vervic Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking an Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Software Product Owner to lead the ISL team's software prioritization, acceptance criteria, and sprint planning within the IFMC project office.

The PO will coordinate with program management, provide technical briefings and demonstrations, and guide developers on architecture and design to achieve mission objectives. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, the sciences, or mathematics (ABET preferred).
• Minimum 7 years DoD/Government experience in software/PO roles.
• Experience with Ansible or scripting languages.
• Experience with C++ and Java code.
• Familiarity with data logging/archiving best practices.
• Knowledge of the DDS standard.
• Ability to work with Agile development teams.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and validate development software for the ISL team.
• Review/understand systems engineering concepts and provide guidance to developers.
• Develop acceptance criteria for software updates and verify them.
• Set priorities with Program Management for capabilities and defects per sprint.

Skills

Ansible scripting

Data logging & archiving

Weapon system health reporting

DDS standard

C++

Java

Agile software development

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/sciences/mathematics (ABET preferred)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Title: Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Software Product Owner (PO)

Location: Huntsville, AL

Status: Full Time

Position Description:

The Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Product Owner (PO) will work as a member of the Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office (PO). The PO will be responsible for the prioritization and validation of the development software for the Infrastructure Services & Libraries (ISL) team. The position will include reviewing/understanding Systems Engineering concepts/designs/algorithms and providing guidance to the development team. The PO will support the team in the development of acceptance criteria for software updates and be responsible for their verification. The product owner will work with Program Management in setting priorities for the capabilities and defects for the team for each product increment and sprint. The position will include technical briefings, demonstrations and advisement to leadership. The product owner will report on status; recommended courses of action, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Basic Qualifications:

The candidate will need to have a good understanding of at least some of the following: ansible and/or other scripting languages; data logging and archiving best practices; weapon system component health & status reporting best practices; the DDS standard; C++ and Java code. The candidate must be able to work directly with the Agile software developers.

The candidate must:

• Be fluent in the Microsoft Office toolset
• Be a US citizen
• Be a Bachelor’s degree (or advanced degree) from an accredited college (ABET preferred) in engineering, the sciences or mathematics,
• Have a minimum of 7 years combined Government/DoD experience in performing the essential duties listed above,

Other Qualifications:

An additional plus is knowledge in IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, C2BMC, or AEGIS. The ability to "move out" and champion your ideas, architectures, designs, enthusiasm; independent critical thinking; and a team attitude are very important. Experience in JIRA/Confluence is a plus.

Security Requirements:

Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance or higher.

EOE