EO DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT OWNER

Ignite Now; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL seeks an Engagement Operations Agile Product Owner/Program Integrator to prioritize and validate development software for the EO team. You will work with program management to set priorities for capabilities and defects for each sprint, and provide technical briefings to leadership on status and actions affecting the IFMC mission.

The role requires a Secret security clearance (or higher) and a Bachelor’s degree; US citizenship and Huntsville residence are required.

Qualifications

• The candidate must understand Engagement Operations concepts including engagement planning/scheduling, threat evaluation, target selection, battlespace prediction and sensor resource management.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand Systems Engineering concepts, designs and algorithms; provide guidance to the development team.

Skills

Engagement Operations concepts

Agile SCRUM

EO SW development oversight

MS Office

DoD program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/sciences/mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

ENGAGEMENT OPERATIONS AGILE PRODUCT OWNER/PROGRAM INTEGRATOR - (810)

Job Title

ENGAGEMENT OPERATIONS AGILE PRODUCT OWNER/PROGRAM INTEGRATOR

Location

Category

Information Technology

Job Type

Full-Time

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Ignite is currently seeking a Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Engagement Operations Team 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 Engagement Operations team. The position will include reviewing and understanding Systems Engineering concepts, designs and algorithms and providing guidance to the development team. 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 and advisement to leadership on status and recommended courses of action, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Job Requirements

• The position will include reviewing and understanding Systems Engineering concepts, designs and algorithms and providing guidance to the development team.
• 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 and advisement to leadership on status and recommended courses of action, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• The candidate must have a basic understanding of Engagement Operations (EO) concepts to include engagement planning/scheduling, threat evaluation, target selection, battlespace prediction and sensor resource management. The candidate must have the ability provide oversight to EO SW development team and verify the teams work based on agreed upon acceptance criteria. The candidate must be able to work directly with the Agile software developers.
• Be fluent in the Microsoft Office toolset.
• Have a minimum of 10 years combined Government/DoD experience in performing the essential duties listed above

Desired Qualifications

• An additional plus is knowledge in IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, C2BMC, or AEGIS and familiar with current EO implementations in one or more of the DoD services. Prior Product Owner experience on a SCRUM team is a plus.

Security Clearance Requirements

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

Education Requirements

• Have a Bachelor’s degree (or advanced degree) from an accredited college (ABET preferred) in engineering, the sciences or mathematics.

Other Requirements

• Must be a US citizen and a resident of Huntsville AL

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

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