Senior Software Engineer - Agile Product Owner (Onsite)

RTX•Davis, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Software Engineering Agile Product Owner professional to join their Strategic Defense Solutions (SDS) portfolio team in Sterling, VA. This role focuses on designing and developing holistic, integrated simulation and training solutions to ensure customers are prepared for vital missions. The position requires an active U.S. security clearance and sole U.S. citizenship due to program/contract requirements. Most work must be accomplished in a lab environment, necessitating regular on-site presence at the Sterling, VA site. The ideal candidate is an experienced Agile Product Owner with a strong software engineering background, proficiency in modern development languages and tools, and skills in guiding Agile teams, managing backlogs, and translating business needs into technical requirements.

Requirements

Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD Pipelines.
Experience with common software development and management tools such as GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus, Artifactory, and Splunk.
Experience with automation frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
Experience with server-side scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Experience with a virtual environment such as VMware, Proxmox, etc.
Experience with continuous integration for real-time testing and diagnostics within a virtualized environment.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
Sole U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

5+ years in software/product/technology roles; 3+ years as a Product Owner in Agile environments.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and backlog management.
Excellent communicator able to bridge business goals with technical delivery.
Experience in application development and integration within one or more IaaS/PaaS (Red Hat OpenShift / VMware / OpenStack).
Experience in refactoring legacy systems for cloud or virtual environments.
SAFe POPM certification

Responsibilities

Own and refine the team backlog; write actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Partner with Product Management to break down features and align team delivery with PI objectives.
Provide daily clarification to the team, make scope decisions, and validate completed work.
Ensure non-functional requirements (security, performance, compliance) are integrated into stories.
Participate in PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt to drive continuous improvement.
Use flow metrics and team performance data to improve predictability and value delivery.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
Adoption Assistance.
Autism Benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
May be eligible for relocation.
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.