Senior Software Product Owner
About The Position
Torch Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Product Owner to support its Air & Missile Business Unit at a customer site. The role leads software product planning, translating operational needs, systems engineering requirements, and technical objectives into capabilities, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria. The Product Owner manages and prioritizes the software backlog with customers, program management, and engineering stakeholders, evaluates dependencies and operational impacts, and recommends development sequencing and delivery plans. The position works with developers and technical stakeholders to clarify system behavior, assess delivered functionality against agreed requirements, and coordinate Agile planning and reviews. It also assesses technical performance, risks, and delivery status and briefs leadership and customers. The position is contingent upon award of contract and involves travel of up to 10%.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience supporting defense, government, or similarly complex technical programs, including software development, systems engineering, or technical product management activities.
- Demonstrated experience managing software requirements and development backlogs, prioritizing work, and collaborating directly with Agile software development teams.
- Experience translating operational or technical needs into software features, user stories, and verifiable acceptance criteria.
- Working knowledge of complex mission or command and control software functions, such as planning, scheduling, resource management, decision support, or operational coordination.
- Ability to interpret system designs, software requirements, and algorithms, and independently evaluate technical tradeoffs and development dependencies.
- Experience assessing delivered software against acceptance criteria and communicating findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or comparable tools to manage development work and track delivery.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to prepare concise technical briefings and status reports.
- Strong analytical, organizational, written communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with air and missile defense, integrated command and control, or other mission-critical defense systems.
- Prior experience serving as a Product Owner or in a comparable role on a Scrum or Agile software team.
- Familiarity with engagement planning, threat evaluation, target selection, or sensor and resource management functions.
- Familiarity with scaled Agile planning practices and software integration or system-level verification activities.
Responsibilities
- Translate operational needs, systems engineering requirements, and technical objectives into actionable capabilities, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Own, refine, and prioritize the software development backlog in coordination with customers, program management, and engineering stakeholders.
- Evaluate competing priorities, technical dependencies, integration constraints, and operational impacts to recommend development sequencing and capability delivery plans.
- Review systems engineering concepts, software designs, and algorithms; clarify intended system behavior and resolve requirements questions with developers and technical stakeholders.
- Define measurable acceptance criteria, review demonstrations and test results, and determine whether delivered functionality satisfies agreed requirements.
- Participate in technical and code reviews when appropriate.
- Coordinate sprint and product increment planning, backlog refinement, and reviews with Agile development teams.
- Communicate changes in scope, risks, and priorities.
- Assess technical performance, development risks, and delivery status, and provide recommendations and briefings to leadership and customers.
Benefits
- ESOP participation
- 401(k) match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education assistance
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Stable and professional work environment
- Competitive salary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
