Technical Product Owner

CACI; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI in Florham Park, NJ seeks a Technical Product Owner to bridge program leadership, government stakeholders, and a multi-disciplinary software development team.

You will own product objectives and requirements for a fast-moving software product, driving development from concept through delivery while coordinating across engineering, R&D, and methodologies functions to ensure high-quality, on-schedule results.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain Top Secret/SI clearance.
• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering or development experience.
• 2+ years in a Product Owner or cross-functional leadership role.
• Experience translating product/mission requirements into engineering plans.

Responsibilities

• Understand and translate product objectives into actionable engineering tasks.
• Participate in design reviews for architecture alignment and technical soundness.
• Triager technical tickets and track end-to-end development progress.
• Coordinate with program leadership, R&D, and methodologies teams.
• Define and prioritize the product backlog with government stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Agile/Scrum

Requirements translation

Stakeholder communication

Issue triage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Job description

Job Title: Technical Product Owner

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:

Join a mission-focused program team as the technical bridge between program leadership, government stakeholders, and a multi-disciplinary software development team.

Own product objectives and requirements for a fast-moving software product, driving development from concept through delivery.

Work directly across engineering, R&D, and methodologies functions to ensure the highest-quality product execution and accurate progress tracking.

Serve as a key day-to-day technical leader, with direct visibility into program strategy through the Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Understand and translate key product objectives and requirements into actionable engineering tasks.
• Participate in design reviews, evaluating proposed architectures/solutions for alignment with requirements, scalability, and technical soundness.
• Conduct or participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, architecture decisions, and quality expectations.
• Triage GitLab (or equivalent) tickets at the task level - assess technical scope, identify dependencies and blockers, and flag gaps between defined tasks and actual requirements.
• Own and track end-to-end development progress across SW Task Leads, Engineers, Developers, and Testers.
• Ensure the product development process consistently produces high-quality, on-schedule deliverables.
• Provide day-to-day support to the development team, ensuring necessary resources, tools, and support services are available.
• Coordinate closely with the Program Tech Lead, R&D Manager, and Methodologies Manager to align technical direction and capability development.
• Define and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with government stakeholders and the SW Task Lead.
• Identify risks to schedule, quality, or requirements and escal
• Facilitate communication and documentation between the SW Team and program managers, customers, and peers.
• Support sw assurance processes and practices, holding the development team accountable to defined standards.
• Act as a secondary point of contact for the Government Sponsor and Partner teams on technical/product matters.
• Coordinate with Program Lab Manager and Program Security Specialist on resource and access needs affecting development.
• Track and report product-level progress metrics to the Program Manager and other Stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tooling.

Qualifications:

Required:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering or development experience, including recent (within the last 2-3 years) coding, design, or architecture work.
• 2+ years of experience in a Product Owner, technical program coordination, or similar cross-functional leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience translating product/mission requirements into engineering execution plans.
• Demonstrated experience conducting design and/or code reviews, and triaging technical tickets (GitLab, Jira, or equivalent) at the task level.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum practices and backlog management.
• Experience coordinating across multiple technical teams (engineering, QA, R&D) simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing non-technical stakeholders.

Desired:

• Experience working within a U.S. Government contracting environment.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMP, or equivalent certification.
• Prior experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community software programs.
• Familiarity with software assurance, secure development practices, or DevSecOps pipelines.

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range :

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Gover