Product Owner (Hybrid) TS Clearance

Enlighten; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Education allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner Lead to support DoD cyber operations from Fort Meade, MD. The role combines product ownership with DevSecOps guidance, delivering JCWA/JCRS-D capabilities in a hybrid environment.

You will lead government engagements, translate DoD user needs into development roadmaps, and collaborate with engineering, CEG, and customers to ensure timely delivery while traveling up to 20% and working 3-4 days on site.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret U.S. Government clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years in DoD cyber, agile development or technical environments; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with government/military organizations and complex technical programs is essential.
• Strong budgeting, procurement or acquisitions familiarity is a plus.
• Excellent interviewing, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead for technical capability development and integration into customer operations.
• Gather and convey requirements from DoD leads to developers with roadmaps.
• Provide SME support for DCDC/USCYBERCOM and JCRS-D capabilities.
• Develop development plans, roadmaps and action plans with CEG and engineering.
• Build external partner networks and maintain customer relationships.
• Ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery aligns with customer targets and timelines.
• Travel up to 20% (CONUS/OCONUS) and work on customer site 3–4 days a week.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

DoW cyber

Agile development

Project management

Communication

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or technical field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

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Product Owner (Hybrid) TS Clearance - 31026

Location: Fort Meade, MD, Maryland, United States

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers’ greatest challenges.

We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn’t always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can make lasting relationships with your team and collaborate in-person to get the job done—while having the flexibility to work from home when needed to achieve focused results.

Why Enlighten?

At Enlighten, our team’s unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company’s success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us.

Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.

Anticipated Salary Range:$134,685.00-$190,000.00. The salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, Enlighten takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function, internal equity and a candidate's education or training, work experience, certifications and key skills. Occasionally positions/roles may include additional non-recurrent compensation and will be addressed by the recruiter during the interview process.

Job Description

Enlighten is looking for an experienced Technical Product Owner Lead to directly support operations and assist in growth strategy with special emphasis on the Department of War Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) and USCYBERCOM. Will help provide some project management and DevSecOps support from which organic growth is desired. Will also assist in training and adoption of various technical capabilities and applications developed for cyber operations on the government-owned Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture (JCWA) Common Runtime Stack for Data (JCRS-D) platform. Work is performed in a hybrid environment with 3-4 days a week on customer site as well as travel up to 20% to support customers CONUS and OCONUS as necessary.

#LI-DW2 #Mid-Senior Level

• Establish, foster and strengthen relationships between company and targeted government customers.
• Function as the lead for technical capability development and work to integrate production capabilities directly into the customers daily operations.
• Function as the SME for the DCDC and USCYBERCOM operational JCRS-D capabilities and work to operationalize capabilities into the customer’s daily operations. Provide excellent technical support to DCDC and USCYBERCOM users of JCRS-D and its applications. Answer user questions and troubleshoot issues related to the platform.
• Serve as the lead for gathering technical and software requirements from DCDC customer leads and convey them to developers by establishing development roadmaps.
• Responsible for understanding our technology / capabilities and championing accordingly.
• Provide company leadership updates on the project status, key customer engagements and overall assessment of the government's direction and adoption of capabilities.
• Function as the SME for the DCDC and USCYBERCOM customer landscape. Establish relationships with influential leads within the Chain of Command and help influence government decision making with regards to technical capability and software development.
• Work with Enlighten’s Customer Experience Group (CEG) to develop and implement development plans, operational roadmaps, and action plans for identified communities of interest.
• Expand future opportunities by working with existing customers. Help the project lead identify new market opportunities and target markets. Document and maintain opportunities in the company's CEG pipeline tools.
• Develop customer relationships and maintain updated knowledge of customer plans, programs, and general market intelligence.
• Develop an external network of solution partners and providers.
• Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering departments.
• Own the customer experience success from start to finish. Work closely with company development and engineering teams to ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery dates track with customer targets and timelines.
• Act as the focal point to pushing capabilities out to the customer. Ensure the customer is fully aware of relevant DevSecOps pipeline touchpoints to ensure acceptance of new updates, features, or capabilities.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Clearance Requirement: Must currently have and maintain an active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• 9+ years in DoW cyber, agile development, and/or technical environments with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must have prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.
• Experience directly managing complex technical projects and/or programs.
• Understands budget practices and acquisitions shop with the organizations or has relationships with people who do.
• Strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others. Ability to speak in a public forum.
• Excellent interviewing skills including active listening and empathy.
• Will participate in the full lifecycle of Business Development, including proposal support, staffing, opportunity identification, bid / no-bid analysis, RFI / Market Responses, etc.
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%, sometimes on short notice CONUS and OCONUS.
• Ability to work on customer site 3-4 days a week in Fort Meade, MD. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

Preferred Requirements

• DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications may be required in this position as directed by the customer.
• Experience with Software Engineering, Cloud Technologies, Technical Engineering, and Cyber Security.
• Technical background strong enough to determine system requirements and work closely with engineering and management to ensure accurate design and estimating would be an asset, but not required.
• Any previous JCRS-D or Data Lakehouse experience is a huge plus.

We have many more additional great benefits/perks that you can find on our website at www.enlighten.com .