Product Owner (RangeOS)

By Light HQ•Hanover, MD

24d

About The Position

By Light 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 collaborates closely 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 shaping product and solution designs, assessing technical tradeoffs and risks, estimating feature effort, and managing a refined, actionable backlog. It also involves coordinating deployment planning and releases across RCS, ECS, and cloud environments; producing internal and customer-facing product documentation; and validating delivered capabilities through testing and stakeholder feedback.

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 complex 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 maximize 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 voice of the customer and ensure capabilities meet operational training objectives.
Collaborate with engineering on solution designs that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
Assess technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks across the product lifecycle, and estimate effort and complexity for features and enhancements.
Write user stories with acceptance criteria and groom the backlog so work is well-defined and ready to execute.
Validate completed features against requirements and mission needs, and drive continuous improvement in workflows, usability, and performance.
Produce requirements, user stories, release notes, product artifacts, roadmaps, decision logs, customer guides, feature descriptions, and training materials.
Communicate and present to technical and non-technical audiences.
Participate in feature validation, user acceptance testing, and integrated system testing.
Ensure capabilities function as intended in cyber range environments and gather feedback from operators, instructors, and stakeholders.