Product Owner (Hybrid) - 22956

About the position

Enlighten is looking for an experienced Product Owner to directly support operations and assist in growth strategy with special emphasis on JFHQ-DoDIN and USCYBERCOM. Will help provide some project management and DevSecOps support from which organic growth is desired. Will also assist in training and adoption of various analytics and applications developed for cyber operations on the government owned Big Data Platform (BDP). Work is a hybrid role with some on-site work in Fort Meade, MD. Some travel CONUS to different customer locations possible.

Responsibilities

• Establish, foster and strengthen relationships between company and targeted government customers.
• Function as the lead for both data acquisition and analytic development and work to integrate production capabilities directly into the customers daily operations.
• Function as the SME for the JFHQ-DoDIN and USCYBERCOM operational BDP capabilities and work to operationalize capabilities into the customer's daily operations.
• Provide excellent technical support to JFHQ-DoDIN and USCYBERCOM users of the BDP and its applications.
• Serve as the lead for gathering both data and software requirements from JFHQ-DoDIN customer leads and convey them to developers by establishing development roadmaps.
• Responsible for understanding our technology / capabilities and championing accordingly.
• Provide company leadership updates on the project status, key customer engagements and overall assessment of the government's direction and adoption of capabilities.
• Function as the SME for JFHQ-DoDIN and USCYBERCOM customer landscape.
• Establish relationships with influential leads with the Chain of Command and help influence government decision making with regards to data and software development.
• Work with the Enlighten's Customer Experience Group (CEG) to develop and implement development plans, operational roadmaps, and action plans for identified communities of interest.
• Expand future opportunities by working with existing customers.
• Help the project lead identify new market opportunities and target markets.
• Document and maintain opportunities in the company's CEG pipeline tools.
• Develop customer relationships and maintain updated knowledge of customer plans, programs, and general market intelligence.
• Develop an external network of solution partners and providers.
• Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering departments.
• Own the customer experience success from start to finish.
• Work closely with company development and engineer teams to ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery dates track with customer targets and timelines.
• Act as the focal point to pushing capabilities out to the customer.
• Ensure the customer is fully aware of relevant DevSecOps pipeline touchpoints to ensure acceptance of new updates, features or capabilities.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A current Top Secret U.S. Government level security clearance is required; U.S. Citizenship required.
• 9+ years in DoD cyber, agile development, and/or big data with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must have prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.
• Experience directly managing complex technical projects and or programs.
• Understands budget practices and acquisitions shop with the organizations or has relationships with people who do.
• Strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others.
• Ability to speak in a public forum.
• Excellent interviewing skills including active listening and empathy.
• Will participate in the full lifecycle of Business Development, including proposal support, staffing, opportunity identification, bid / no-bid analysis, RFI / Market Responses, etc.
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%, sometimes on short notice CONUS.
• Must be able to work on-site 3-4 days per week at the customer site in Fort Meade, MD.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Software Engineering, Cloud Technologies, Data Engineering and Cyber Security.
• Technical background strong enough to determine system requirements and work closely with engineering and management to ensure accurate design and estimating would be an asset, but not required.
• Any previous BDP experience is a huge plus.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.