Senior Software Product Owner

starfish; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Health Reimbursement Accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies, located in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Senior Software Product Owner for the Air & Missile Business Unit. You will translate operational needs into actionable features, own the backlog, and coordinate with customers and engineering to deliver capable, testable software increments.

Responsibilities include prioritizing capabilities, refining requirements, and guiding sprint planning, with a focus on secure, reliable defense software solutions.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required as part of defense work.
• Experience translating operational needs into software features and user stories.

Responsibilities

• Lead software product planning translating needs into capabilities, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Also own and refine development backlog coordinating with customers, program management and engineering.
• Evaluate priorities, dependencies and delivery plans.
• Review system designs and algorithms with developers to clarify behavior.
• Define acceptance criteria and participate in reviews and demonstrations.
• Coordinate sprint and product increment planning and backlog refinement.

Skills

US Citizenship

Backlog management

Agile product ownership

Stakeholder coordination

Requirements translation

Technical briefing

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, CS, or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies Inc. is looking for a Senior Software Product Owner to support the Air & Missile Business Unit.

As a Senior Software Product Owner your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:

• Lead software product planning by translating operational needs, systems engineering requirements, and technical objectives into actionable capabilities, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.


• Own and refine the software development backlog, prioritizing new capabilities, enhancements, and defects in coordination with customers, program management, and engineering stakeholders.


• Evaluate competing priorities, technical dependencies, integration constraints, and operational impacts to recommend development sequencing and capability delivery plans.


• Review systems engineering concepts, software designs, and algorithms; work directly with developers and technical stakeholders to clarify intended system behavior and resolve requirements questions.


• Define measurable acceptance criteria, review demonstrations and test results, and determine whether delivered functionality satisfies agreed requirements; participate in technical and code reviews when appropriate.


• Coordinate sprint and product increment planning, backlog refinement, and reviews with Agile development teams, communicating changes in scope, risks, and priorities.


• Assess technical performance, development risks, and delivery status; provide clear recommendations and briefings to leadership and customers.

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship.


• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.


• At least 10 years of relevant experience supporting defense, government, or similarly complex technical programs, including software development, systems engineering, or technical product management activities.


• Demonstrated experience managing software requirements and development backlogs, prioritizing work, and collaborating directly with Agile software development teams.


• Experience translating operational or technical needs into software features, user stories, and verifiable acceptance criteria.


• Working knowledge of complex mission or command and control software functions, such as planning, scheduling, resource management, decision support, or operational coordination.


• Ability to interpret system designs, software requirements, and algorithms, and independently evaluate technical tradeoffs and development dependencies.


• Experience assessing delivered software against acceptance criteria and communicating findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.


• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or comparable tools to manage development work and track delivery.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to prepare concise technical briefings and status reports.


• Strong analytical, organizational, written communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder coordination skills.


• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with air and missile defense, integrated command and control, or other mission-critical defense systems.


• Prior experience serving as a Product Owner or in a comparable role on a Scrum or Agile software team.


• Familiarity with engagement planning, threat evaluation, target selection, or sensor and resource management functions.


• Familiarity with scaled Agile planning practices and software integration or system-level verification activities.

Schedule: M-F; 8-5

Work Location: Customer-site

Travel: Yes, up to 10%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: Yes

Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.