Booz Allen Hamilton
Product Owner, Senior
Booz Allen Hamilton, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, 20701
Job Number: R0206543
Product Owner, Senior
Key Role:Maintain responsibility for defining and prioritizing user stories, managing the product backlog, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission objectives and operational requirements. Leverage in-depth understanding of Agile processes, manage and execute backlog refining sessions for sprint teams, and provide recommendations based on metrics evaluated. Work with the client for backlog grooming, including prioritization. Ensure prioritization of features and capabilities with the customer to ensure higher priority items are identified and implemented first. Serve the client and scrum teams by guiding the team on how to use the agile processes. Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers. Provide leadership to ensure the scrum team attains the most value from a self-organized team. Maintain responsibility for impediments, including resolving impediments, providing guidance for removing impediments, and escalating impediments to ensure quick resolution. Facilitate technical discussions, decision making, impediment resolution, and conflict resolution. Ensure transparency from the client to the scrum team by facilitating internal and external communication. Perform continual assessment of the maturity of the scrum team and provide coaching and insight in support of greater maturity. Commit to continuous process improvement, including active facilitation of reviews and retrospectives and incorporation of lessons learned for future sprints.Basic Qualifications:4+ years of experience with software development
2+ years of experience in a Product Owner role
Experience with military cyber operations and working in a SAFe Agile environment
Experience with regulations, standards, and frameworks, including NIST, RMF, and DoD cybersecurity requirements and using Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence, and road maps for product roadmaps
Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), tools and technologies, and the software development life cycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and DevOps
Ability to interact with diverse stakeholders, including military personnel, government agencies, and contractors
Ability to prioritize and manage a product backlog, make data-driven decisions, and drive product delivery to meet mission objectives
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree
Ability to obtain Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Agile Certification within 6 months of start date
Additional Qualifications:Experience with working in a SAFe Agile environment in a government or defense contracting environment
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
Possession of excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
Master's degree in CS, IT, or Cybersecurity
SAFe Product Owner or Product Manager (POPM) Certification
Clearance:Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.CompensationAt Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Work ModelOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.EEO CommitmentWe're an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change - no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
Product Owner, Senior
Key Role:Maintain responsibility for defining and prioritizing user stories, managing the product backlog, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with mission objectives and operational requirements. Leverage in-depth understanding of Agile processes, manage and execute backlog refining sessions for sprint teams, and provide recommendations based on metrics evaluated. Work with the client for backlog grooming, including prioritization. Ensure prioritization of features and capabilities with the customer to ensure higher priority items are identified and implemented first. Serve the client and scrum teams by guiding the team on how to use the agile processes. Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers. Provide leadership to ensure the scrum team attains the most value from a self-organized team. Maintain responsibility for impediments, including resolving impediments, providing guidance for removing impediments, and escalating impediments to ensure quick resolution. Facilitate technical discussions, decision making, impediment resolution, and conflict resolution. Ensure transparency from the client to the scrum team by facilitating internal and external communication. Perform continual assessment of the maturity of the scrum team and provide coaching and insight in support of greater maturity. Commit to continuous process improvement, including active facilitation of reviews and retrospectives and incorporation of lessons learned for future sprints.Basic Qualifications:4+ years of experience with software development
2+ years of experience in a Product Owner role
Experience with military cyber operations and working in a SAFe Agile environment
Experience with regulations, standards, and frameworks, including NIST, RMF, and DoD cybersecurity requirements and using Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence, and road maps for product roadmaps
Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), tools and technologies, and the software development life cycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and DevOps
Ability to interact with diverse stakeholders, including military personnel, government agencies, and contractors
Ability to prioritize and manage a product backlog, make data-driven decisions, and drive product delivery to meet mission objectives
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree
Ability to obtain Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Agile Certification within 6 months of start date
Additional Qualifications:Experience with working in a SAFe Agile environment in a government or defense contracting environment
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
Possession of excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
Master's degree in CS, IT, or Cybersecurity
SAFe Product Owner or Product Manager (POPM) Certification
Clearance:Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.CompensationAt Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Work ModelOur people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.EEO CommitmentWe're an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change - no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.