AWS Cloud Product Owner

The application deadline and start date are subject to change based on the status of the contract. Applications will be accepted through expiration date or until the position is filled. If the contract is not awarded this position may not be filled. Koniag Technology Solutions Inc a Koniag Government Services company is seeking an AWS Cloud Product Owner with a Secret security clearance to support KTS and our government customer in Washington DC. The position is onsite with possibly hybrid position is for a Future New Business position is covered under the Service Contract Act. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health dental and vision insurance 401K with company matching paid holidays paid Vacation paid sick leave and Government Services is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Product Owner to join a dynamic team supporting the modernization and scaling of AWS Cloud service offerings for a government agency. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and collaborative leader who is passionate about cloud technology and committed to delivering secure compliant and scalable cloud capabilities. The successful candidate will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused high-performing team driving the roadmap and execution of AWS Cloud services from concept to delivery. This position requires an active Secret clearance at minimum with Top Secret preferred. The AWS Cloud Product Owner will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused high-performing team responsible for supporting modernizing and scaling AWS Cloud service offerings used by a government this role you will define the product roadmap translate business and technical requirements into actionable user stories and partner closely with engineering teams Scrum Masters Security Engineers and agency leadership to deliver secure compliant and scalable cloud role combines strong product ownership and Agile leadership with deep technical literacy in AWS cloud infrastructure continuous delivery and federal compliance responsibilities include but are not limited to:Product Vision & Strategy: Define articulate and maintain the product vision roadmap and release plans for the agencys AWS cloud environment aligning cloud service offerings with customer missions and business Management: Maintain refine and prioritize the product backlog ensuring user stories have clear acceptance criteria precise definitions of done and aligned business Engagement & Communication: Serve as the primary liaison between executive leadership agency stakeholders security teams and engineering execution teams. Communicate technical trade-offs architecture decisions and roadmap milestones clearly to non-technical Governance: Lead backlog refinement feature prioritization and sprint goals; actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning daily standups reviews and & Environment Ownership: Oversee the lifecycle and service strategy for multi-tenant cloud environment offerings operate under FISMA Moderate and FISMA High compliance & Automation Alignment: Collaborate with cloud engineers to ensure the product vision embeds continuous delivery Infrastructure as Code (IaC) zero-trust security controls and operational automation into every Translation: Research analyze and propose technical solutions converting broad enterprise strategies into discrete architectural requirements and executable engineering Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in system delivery lifecycles and drive process/product enhancements that accelerate secure feature Education and Experience:Bachelors degree in Computer Science Business Administration Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university.5 years of experience as a Product Owner Technical Product Manager or Technical Lead delivering enterprise cloud solutions with at least 3 years focused on AWS Cloud experience managing backlogs epics and user stories using Agile tools (e.g. Jira Azure DevOps Confluence).Experience building or managing cloud capabilities operating within FISMA Moderate and/or FISMA High / FedRAMP security Secret Clearance or higher. Required Skills and Competencies:Exceptional written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to bridge the gap between business stakeholders technical engineers and executive foundational understanding of core AWS services (IaaS PaaS multi-account strategies networking and governance tooling).Solid understanding of modern software delivery pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code concepts (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation Ansible).Proven ability to break complex technical requirements into well-structured epics user stories and explicit acceptance -level understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies Sprint execution and release engineering of configuration management best practices and governance workflows in controlled federal IT for driving efficiency through automation continuous improvement and customer-centric Skills and Competencies:Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or AWS Certified DevOps experience managing IT systems cloud migrations or modernizations within federal government with NIST SP 800-53 controls FedRAMP authorization lifecycles and Zero Trust architecture of container ecosystems and orchestration management (e.g. Kubernetes Amazon ECS/EKS).Familiarity with AWS security native services including AWS Security Hub AWS Config AWS GuardDuty and Equal Employment Opportunity PolicyThe company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion creed ethnicity sex sexual orientation gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification) national origin or ancestry age disability citizenship military/veteran status marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment promotion wages benefits and all other privileges terms and conditions of company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. 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