Software Systems Engineer Product Owner (Engagement Operations)

Cintel Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintel, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Software Systems Engineer Product Owner for Engagement Operations.

The role focuses on prioritization and validation of development software for the EO team within the IFMC PO, interfacing with program management to set priorities for features and defects across increments and sprints. The candidate will review engineering concepts and guide the team, delivering technical briefings to leadership on status, risks, and recommended actions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years combined Government/DoD experience.
• Secret security clearance or higher.
• Bachelor’s degree (ABET preferred) in engineering, the sciences or mathematics.
• Basic EO concepts including engagement planning/scheduling, threat evaluation, target selection, battlespace prediction and sensor resource management.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and validate development software for the Engagement Operations team.
• Provide guidance to the development team against agreed acceptance criteria.
• Work with program management to set priorities for capabilities and defects for each product increment and sprint.
• Deliver technical briefings and advisement to leadership on status, risks, and recommended courses of action.

Skills

Agile software development

US citizenship

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree (ABET preferred) in engineering, sciences, or mathematics

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

SCRUM/Agile tools

Job description

Job Title: Software Systems Engineer Product Owner (Engagement Operations)

Location: Huntsville, AL

Position Type: Full-Time

Travel Requirements: Less than 10% of the time

Position Summary:

The Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Engagement Operations Team Product Owner (PO) will work as a member of

the Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC)

Project Office (PO). The PO will be responsible for the Prioritization and validation of the development software for

the Engagement Operations team. The position will include reviewing and understanding Systems Engineering

concepts, designs and algorithms and providing guidance to the development team. The product owner will work with

Program management in setting priorities for the capabilities and defects for the team for each product increment and

sprint. The position will include technical briefings and advisement to leadership on status and recommended courses

of action, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Required Qualifications:

• Have a minimum of 10 years combined Government/DoD experience in performing the essential duties listed.
• Obtain a Secret security clearance or higher.
• Basic understanding of Engagement Operations (EO) concepts to include engagement planning/scheduling, threat evaluation, target selection, battlespace prediction and sensor resource management.
• Ability provide oversight to EO SW development team and verify the teams work based on agreed upon acceptance criteria.
• Able to work directly with the Agile software developers.
• Be fluent in the Microsoft Office toolset.
• Be a US citizen.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree (or advanced degree) from an accredited college (ABET preferred) in engineering, the sciences or mathematics.

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge in IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, C2BMC, or AEGIS and familiar with current EO implementations in one or more of the DoD services.
• Prior Product Owner experience on a SCRUM team is a plus.

CULTURE REQUIREMENTS:

• Engineers, Analysts, and Developers at Cintel, Inc. are highly motivated, technical, and self-organized. We place a lot of trust in our team members to develop technical solutions for ill-definedproblems (i.e. thrive in an environment where the problem is vague, requirements are lacking, and a solution is not obvious). We need problem solvers.
• We want our team members to be self-motivated and eager to learn new skills. If you consider yourself a jack-of-all-trades, and are eager to keep up with the latest trends in technology,you’ll fit right in.

ABOUT CINTEL, INC:

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support.

We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs.

It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Cintel, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.