Software Product Owner

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County headquartered in Huntsville AL. Our team provides superior research development and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nations top 100 defense companies the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: Lighting the Pathway of Freedom. And as a Certified Evergreen ESOP we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies Inc. is looking for a Software Product Owner to support the Air & Missile Business Unit.

As a Software Product Owner your duties will include the following but are not limited to:

• Translate operational and technical requirements into clearly defined software features user stories development tasks and measurable acceptance criteria in coordination with engineering stakeholders.
• Maintain and refine an assigned software development backlog helping prioritize capabilities enhancements and defects based on customer needs technical dependencies and program direction.
• Work directly with software developers systems engineers testers and stakeholders to clarify requirements address implementation questions and identify integration considerations.
• Participate in sprint planning backlog refinement software demonstrations and product increment activities to support predictable capability delivery.
• Review completed software functionality demonstrations and test results against acceptance criteria; identify gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
• Track development progress issues dependencies and risks using Agile work management tools; communicate status and recommendations to product leadership and stakeholders.
• Support evaluation of competing priorities and proposed technical solutions escalating significant tradeoffs and decisions when appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Mathematics Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in software development systems engineering technical requirements analysis or software product management.
• Experience working directly with iterative or Agile software development teams to manage or refine software requirements and development priorities.
• Experience documenting features or user stories defining acceptance criteria and supporting software backlog refinement.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycles requirements management and the relationship between system behavior and software functionality.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements collaborate with software developers and identify dependencies or ambiguities requiring resolution.
• Experience reviewing software functionality or test results against expected behavior and clearly documenting findings.
• Experience with Jira Azure DevOps or similar development work management tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to prepare clear status reports and technical briefings.
• Strong analytical organizational written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to manage assigned priorities and collaborate across teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting defense government or other mission-critical software programs.
• Experience serving as a Product Owner technical business analyst or comparable role on a Scrum or Agile development team.
• Familiarity with complex mission applications such as command and control planning scheduling or decision-support systems.
• Experience participating in user acceptance activities technical reviews software demonstrations or system integration testing.
• Familiarity with scaled Agile planning practices and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Schedule:M-F; 8-5

Work Location: Customer-site

Travel:Yes up to 10%

Relocation Assistance Available:No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract:Yes

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment a competitive salary and an excellent comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation 401(k) match medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability flexible spending accounts Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts EAP education assistance paid time off and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

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