Data Science Product Owner

VMD Corp; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 103,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

VMD Corp is seeking a Data Science Product Owner to assist a dedicated data science team in enhancing machine learning capabilities that support national security objectives. This role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables through effective backlog management and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in data science or similar.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Must have a TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team to design and optimize a Data Science platform.
• Manage and continuously improve the backlog for an Agile scrum team.
• Provide technical support and execution of product owner activities.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Data science

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

BS Degree in quantitative field

Masters in relevant field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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As a Data Science Product Owner, you will assist a Data Science Team in delivering advanced data science and machine learning capabilities to push forward national security objectives, swiftly produce and analyze results, disseminate findings, and contribute to presentations with actionable intelligence insights. Our team supports both research and development projects as well as mission critical applications and the work includes applying machine learning libraries such as SciKit Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, or PyTorch to develop and train ML models.

Location: Bethesda, MD

Clearance: Top Secret w/ Poly

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with a tight-knit team of data scientists, as well as a larger team of software developers, network engineers, senior investigators, program managers, researchers, and data analysts to design, build, and optimize a Data Science platform to produce and analyze results, disseminate findings, and contribute to publications and presentations.
• Provide a single point of contact for the D3P Data Science Team with government customers and stakeholders. Participate in requirements sessions, briefings, and status meetings.
• Develop, manage and continually improve the backlog of work items for an Agile scrum team. Update and prioritize stories and epics via feedback from various program stakeholders ensuring the team is always working on the highest-value tasks.
• Provide technical support, coordination, and execution of product owner activities such as feature/requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.
• Support Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) program increment planning and execution through creation of work tickets as well as program/system documentation using collaboration software. Participate in all Agile ceremonies to include daily stand up, planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Stay informed of increment and sprint progress and work with the team to identify and remove impediments and dependencies.
• Perform backlog refinement on a regular basis. This may include decomposing features into workable stories, prioritizing or reprioritizing items in the backlog for upcoming sprints, refining acceptance criteria and complexity estimates or removing tickets that are no longer relevant.
• Accept or reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria to ensure delivery of high-quality software.
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• BS Degree and 12-15 years of prior experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience in a quantitative or analytical field such as Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or Computational Social Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, and demonstrating progressive technical development and outcomes.
• Must have an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master or a similar role in an Agile software development team.
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps.
• Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs effectively.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, and experience with tools for ticketing and documentation (e.g., Gitlab, Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with facilitating scrum for the team (Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to articulate technical and non-technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and project management teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with systems at scale
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with development, i.e. Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
• Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP, JMS)
• Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Graphana
• GPU-based Kubernetes
• SALT for deployment automation
• Helm and Helmfile
• Nexus
  

About Xcelerate Solutions:

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers! Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

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