Senior Software Product Owner (Agile SAFe)

Leidos; 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

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Are you ready for your next career challenge?

Leidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with "can’t fail" missions.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Owner with strong Agile expertise to join our team. The Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features, maintaining the team backlog, aligning with business and technical stakeholders, and ensuring delivery of high-value, customer-focused solutions. This role requires strong communication, deep business understanding, and the ability to work effectively with Agile teams in a scaled environment.

Primary 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of experience or 10+ with Master’s 4+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role in an Agile environment.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a large-scale Agile SAFe environment.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification.

Original Posting: September 24, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.