SAFe Product Owner for Defense Systems

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a highly motivated Product Owner with strong Agile expertise to define and prioritize product features, maintain the team backlog, and deliver high-value, customer-focused solutions.

The role requires deep business understanding, excellent communication, and the ability to work with Agile teams in a scaled SAFe environment. Secret clearance and North Alabama residency are required or relocation considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of experience or 10+ with Master’s and 4+ years as Product Owner or similar in Agile.
• Experience writing user stories, features, defining acceptance criteria, and guiding cross‑functional Agile teams.
• Experience decomposing large feature sets into smaller subsets for team execution.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement skills in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Currently living in Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate to the North Alabama area.
• Currently holds a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer voice for the Agile team, ensuring alignment to business goals and program objectives.
• Define, maintain, and prioritize the team backlog (features, user stories, enablers).
• Develop and clearly communicate acceptance criteria for user stories and features.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to refine features and ensure readiness for Program Increment (PI) planning.
• Contribute to PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, and System Demos.
• Work with stakeholders and the System Architect to ensure backlog items meet Definition of Ready.
• Support the team in delivering high-quality increments that meet Definition of Done.
• Make real-time scope, priority, and trade‑off decisions to maximize business value.
• Ensure transparency into progress, risks, and dependencies across the team and stakeholders.
• Analyze customer needs, market trends, and business objectives to support product roadmap decisions.
• Promote Agile SAFe practices to continuously improve team performance and outcomes.

Skills

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Backlog management

Agile teams guidance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree

Job description

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a highly motivated Product Owner with strong Agile expertise to define and prioritize product features, maintain the team backlog, and deliver high-value, customer-focused solutions.

The role requires deep business understanding, excellent communication, and the ability to work with Agile teams in a scaled SAFe environment. Secret clearance and North Alabama residency are required or relocation considered.