Product Owner (RangeOS)

By Light Professional IT Services LLC•Hanover, MD

26d

About The Position

By Light Professional IT Services LLC is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, roadmap, and execution of RangeOS, a next-generation cyber range orchestration platform deployed across global training environments. The role operates with minimal supervision and involves close collaboration with engineering, cyber operations, program leadership, and multi-vendor partners. The Product Owner translates mission needs into actionable requirements, prioritizes development, and supports delivery of capabilities for individual and collective cyber training. The role includes defining product strategy and managing the backlog, shaping designs with engineering, coordinating with operators and partners, supporting deployments and releases, maintaining product documentation, and representing customer needs. The Product Owner also participates in testing and validation to ensure delivered capabilities meet operational training objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
8570 IAT Level II certification.
At least 5 years of experience in product ownership, product management, or technical leadership roles.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and backlog management practices.
Experience working with full-stack development teams and modern software architectures.
Familiarity with cyber ranges, cyber training platforms, or simulation environments.
Understanding of orchestrated training events, exercise lifecycle, and multi-vendor tool integration.
Ability to operate across environments involving RCS, ECS, cloud, and hybrid deployments.
Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and modern DevSecOps practices.
Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Knowledge of REST API design, authentication patterns, and distributed systems.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation; Terraform is a plus.
Experience supporting government, DoD, or large-scale training programs.

Responsibilities

Define, maintain, and communicate the RangeOS product vision, roadmap, and release strategy.
Translate operational, customer, and stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and user stories.
Prioritize the product backlog to balance mission impact, technical feasibility, and delivery velocity.
Work with engineering teams to align requirements, design, and implementation.
Coordinate with cyber range operators, exercise planners, and multi-vendor partners to validate capabilities and workflows.
Support deployment planning, release readiness, and integration across RCS, ECS, and cloud environments.
Develop and maintain product documentation, feature briefs, and customer-facing materials.
Represent the customer and ensure RangeOS capabilities meet operational training objectives.
Collaborate with engineering to shape solution designs that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
Assess technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks across the product lifecycle.
Estimate effort and complexity for new features and enhancements.
Write user stories with acceptance criteria and groom the backlog so development teams have well-defined work.
Validate completed features against requirements and mission needs.
Drive continuous improvement in product workflows, usability, and performance.
Produce requirements, user stories, release notes, product artifacts, roadmaps, and decision logs.
Develop customer-facing guides, feature descriptions, and training materials.
Participate in feature validation, user acceptance testing, and integrated system testing.
Ensure delivered capabilities function as intended in cyber range environments.
Gather feedback from operators, instructors, and stakeholders to inform improvements.
Communicate and present effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.