Product Owner (APIs)

TechDigital Group; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Product Owner with a strong background in micro-services and middleware integration. This role involves collaborating with technical teams to design user stories, ensuring high-quality coding standards, and applying best practices to deliver exceptional services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in troubleshooting distributed systems, a solid understanding of APIs, and proficiency in tools like Kubernetes and Docker. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute to impactful projects and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product owner experience in micro-service and middleware platforms.
• Strong background in Agile methodologies and API development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design and develop user stories.
• Communicate best practices to maintain high code quality.
• Contribute to project deliverables and knowledge base.

Skills

Agile - SCRUM

API Understanding

Micro-service Knowledge

Middleware Integration Patterns

Product Owner Experience

Java Development Background

Telecom Background

Troubleshooting Distributed Systems

Kubernetes

AWS

REST, SOAP, GraphQL

Git, Gitlab

Docker

Postman

Splunk

App Dynamics

CI/CD Tools

Unix/Linux

Scripting

Networking and Routing

Education

PO Certification

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Gloo

Apigee API Gateway

Git

Gitlab

Docker

Postman

Splunk

App Dynamics

Imperva WAF

Job description

Job #: 5819
Pay Rate: Not Specified
Job type: contractor
Location: Bothell, WA

Certified PO with good understanding of APIs
- Well versed in Agile - SCRUM or
- Have PO certification is a plus
- Should have knowledge of micro-service, middleware and enterprise integration patterns
- Should have experience as a Product Owner for Microservice and Middleware platforms
- Development background in the past is essential in SOA, micro-services or integration using Java
- Telecom background is a plus

Technical skills
- Expertise in analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong experience with Kubernetes – Container Orchestration Tool, Gloo, AWS, Apigee API Gateway,
- Experience with REST, SOAP, and GraphQL API support.
- Experience with tools like: Git, Gitlab, Docker, Postman, Splunk, App Dynamics, Imperva WAF and CI/CD tools
- Good Experience in GitOps process, performance measures & tuning, capacity planning and management, contingency, and disaster recovery
- Good understanding and strong experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.
- Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
- Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with effective communication skills.
- Strong scripting knowledge and experience.
- Good understanding of networking, routing, and TLS/SSL

Roles and responsibilities
* Work with technical, functional teams in design and development of user stories.
* Create well-designed user stories.
* Communicate and enforce best practice coding standards to maintain excellent code quality.
* Apply best practices and consistently develop high-quality services on schedule.
* Contribute to project deliverable templates and standards (including coding standards, etc).
* Share knowledge with others by contributing to our growing knowledge base.
* 5+ years of product owner experience.