Product Manager (Engineering Leader 2) - Tysons, VA with Security Clearance

Unofficial M.C. Dean; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership training

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Open communication with leadership

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, life, and DI

Paid time off

401k Retirement Plan

Maternity leave

Military Reserve pay offset

Job summary

M.C. Dean, a leader in building intelligence, seeks a Senior Product Manager for its Security and Electronic Systems (SES) unit. You will drive software delivery across the full SDLC, translating user needs into prioritized requirements for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include defining roadmaps, collaborating with engineering, managing backlogs, and delivering measurable improvements through KPIs. Strong leadership, communication, and cloud experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related technical field with 10+ years PM/software delivery experience.
• SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe for Teams, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or similar agile certification.
• Proven track record of launching and managing complex software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to implementation.
• Capture and translate customer needs into features and user stories for technical teams.
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps to align internal/external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering to define product requirements and ensure timely delivery.
• Manage product backlog and trade-off decisions with stakeholders.
• Lead day-to-day software operations to meet release targets and optimize resources.
• Create and maintain system documentation, diagrams, and procedures.
• Plan and conduct user testing (UAT) and establish KPIs to improve adoption.
• Lead demos and training sessions for internal/external stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Job description

Overview About M.C. Dean M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration. Why Join Us? Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries. We are seeking a Product Manager to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.

Responsibilities

We design, develop, deploy and manage software which extends, manages, and integrates the OT solutions we deploy with our customer's business systems. The software we develop orchestrates critical business processes for our customers and automates data flow to form their enterprise systems. The focus of this position is driving delivery of the software we build for our customers throughout the entirety of the Software Development Life Cycle. The successful candidate will have a keen ability to research, empathize with, and translate user needs into prioritized, clearly defined product requirements that are understandable by technical and business teams. The Senior Product Manager responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to) the following:

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to implementation.
• Capture, document, and communicate customer needs, translating requirements into features and user stories and drive the technical team's understanding of requirements.
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps to best meet the needs of a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders throughout the organization and across our customer set.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define product requirements and ensure timely product delivery.
• Manage product backlog, prioritize features, and work with technical and project stakeholders to make trade-off decisions.
• Lead day to day software operations, managing productivity to ensure release targets are consistently met by managing work assignments, balancing resources, and remediating blocking conditions.
• Create, manage, and maintain detailed and accurate system documentation, including design and configuration plans, design diagrams, task-oriented procedures, operations and maintenance plans, etc.
• Plan and conduct user testing (UAT).
• Establish KPIs, identify gaps, and improve performance and adoption of the products we deliver.
• Lead product demos, training sessions, and other activities to support internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications – Clearance/Citizen Type

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is REQUIRED

Key Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related Technical Discipline with 10+ years of progressive experience in product management and software delivery.
• Certification: SAFe® Scrum Master, SAFe® for Teams, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or similar agile project management certification.
• Experience: Proven track record of successfully launching and managing complex software products.
• Experience: Strong understanding of application lifecycle management systems, such as Atlassian Jira (and related components), Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc. to manage, monitor, and report on software development project status and performance.
• Experience: Working knowledge and hands-on experience with MS Azure and cloud services and technologies, including compute, database, storage, network virtualization, and security services.
• Experience: Working understanding of network infrastructure, concepts of operation, and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, Syslog, etc.
• Experience: Demonstrated time management and organization skills while working in a fast-paced, multidiscipline team environment.
• Experience: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience: Strong communication (oral and written) skills.
• Experience: Proficiency with workflow and lifecycle management systems (e.g. Atlassian Jira).

What we offer

A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

Benefits package

A competitive salary

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person. Pay Range USD $150,080.00 - USD $187,600.00 /Yr.