Product Owner Software Manager

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Leidos Defense Systems Mission Assurance organization is seeking an Agile Software Product Owner to join our Space Systems team in Huntsville AL. This role will primarily support the Wide Field of View (WFOV) programan optical payload on a missile warning and tracking satellite. You will play a critical role in shaping prioritizing and delivering mission-critical software capabilities that support complex spaceflight and ground systems.

Whats in it for you

We are looking for Product Owners who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about delivering high-impact software solutions to demanding customers. While experience supporting space systems and working within organizations such as SDA RCO DARPA or other DoD space programs is highly valued we are most excited about candidates who have demonstrated success translating mission needs into actionable high-quality software delivered on aggressive timelines.

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About Leidos Defense Systems

The Leidos Defense Systems Sector delivers a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services across land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Our work includes enterprise and mission IT intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence operations support. We solve the worlds toughest security challenges in support of cant fail missions.

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As an Agile Software Product Owner of the Ground Software Team on this program you will serve as the primary interface between stakeholders customers and the development team. You will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product features maintaining the product backlog and ensuring delivered software meets mission technical and quality requirements. Working within an Agile / DevSecOps framework this role supports all phases of the software development lifecycle including capability definition backlog refinement sprint planning system integration and delivery acceptance. You will partner closely with software engineers systems engineers test teams and program leadership to ensure alignment between mission objectives and software execution.

THE CHALLENGE (primary responsibilities)

• Owning and managing the product backlog including writing refining and prioritizing user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Translating customer mission and system requirements into clear actionable software requirements for Agile development teams.

• Serving as the primary voice of the customer to the development team ensuring delivered capabilities meet operational and mission needs.

• Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning backlog refinement daily standups reviews and retrospectives.

• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including software firmware electrical optical systems and test engineers across multiple programs.

• Supporting development of embedded software ground support software test software and simulation environments (SWIL/HWIL) from a requirements and prioritization perspective.

• Coordinating with systems engineering and integration & test teams to support end-to-end verification and validation.

• Reviewing completed work and formally accepting or rejecting features based on defined acceptance criteria.

• Supporting release planning and roadmap development aligned with program milestones.

• Operating within CI/CD and DevSecOps environments to enable reliable and timely software delivery.

WHAT SETS YOU APART (basic qualifications)

Were looking for Agile Software Product Owners possessing the following foundational skills and experience:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Mathematics Physics or related technical field with 12 years of relevant experience.

• 3 years of experience serving as a Product Owner Technical Product Manager or equivalent Agile role supporting software development.

• Strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework including backlog management and sprint execution.

• Experience working with multi-domain engineering teams including software firmware electrical optical systems and test engineers.

• Ability to understand technical software concepts well enough to make informed prioritization and trade decisions.

• Experience supporting embedded software mission systems or space/defense programs.

• Familiarity with DevOps / DevSecOps practices CI/CD pipelines and version control tools such as GitLab.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams leadership and external stakeholders.

• Experience supporting SDA MDA AFRL or U.S. Air Force space programs is highly desirable.

• Must able to work out of the San Diego OR Huntsville facility

• U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of embedded software development and challenges.

• Knowledge of adaptive image processing trackers RTOSs a plus.

• Knowledge of configuration management document control.

• Knowledge of Jira Azure Devops etc.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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