Core Product Owner: Platform Reliability & Delivery

Stcnet; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401K matching

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus programs

Job summary

STC is a science, sensors, and systems company delivering Earth science data support to NASA, NOAA, DoD, and various agencies. We seek a Consolidated Cumulus Core Product Owner to lead end-to-end delivery and ensure system health of the Core platform and its infrastructure.

You will bridge architects and multidisciplinary teams, translating high-level visions into secure, compliant production code. Reports to the I&A Product Manager and drives sprint goals, SLAs, and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience serving as Product Owner for the Cumulus Core Team or an equivalent cloud-native data processing platform.
• Proven experience leading technical teams (Dev, Infra, Test, DevOps/CICD) within a complex systems environment.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize requirements from architects and systems engineers into actionable task backlogs.
• Experience maintaining operational security standards under formal or informal Service Level Agreements.
• Expert understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and production deployment workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to track system metrics and provide data-driven inputs for cost modeling and resource planning.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident / Green Card holder.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team roadmaps support the I&A train's and ESDIS' portfolio-level objectives.
• Directly oversee and prioritize the work of the Core Development and System Operations teams to meet sprint goals and ensure system reliability.
• Own and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and escalate degradation events to I&A leadership.
• Provide critical inputs to support cost model planning and resource allocation.
• Work with the Systems Architect and Systems Engineer to distill broader architectural principles into actionable system-level requirements and features.
• Monitor system metrics and oversee operational reporting to ensure the platform remains stable and secure.
• Ensure recurring success in meeting in-place Service Level Agreements (SLAs), as agreed to with the customer.
• Act as the final gatekeeper for the promotion of code changes into production environments.
• Collaborate with development teams and quality assurance to ensure the overall product meets functional and quality expectations.

Skills

Product Ownership

DevOps CI/CD

Leadership

Cloud-native

SDLC

Cost modeling

Systems engineering

KPI reporting

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

STC is a science, sensors, and systems company delivering Earth science data support to NASA, NOAA, DoD, and various agencies. We seek a Consolidated Cumulus Core Product Owner to lead end-to-end delivery and ensure system health of the Core platform and its infrastructure.

You will bridge architects and multidisciplinary teams, translating high-level visions into secure, compliant production code. Reports to the I&A Product Manager and drives sprint goals, SLAs, and KPI reporting.