C2BMC Lead Product Owner

 

Auria is looking to hire a Lead Product Owner to join our team and support the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program in either Colorado Springs, CO or Huntsville, AL.

The candidate will support the C2BMC Regional Apps team in developing and deploying CI/CD pipelines, automating software deliveries, and maintaining Software development pipelines. The Lead Product Owner coordinates priorities with the Team Product Owners. Together, they align backlog priorities with stakeholder and customer needs.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the application administration of multiple environments, software deployment, troubleshooting, and automation in a DevSecOps environment for a critical customer program.
• Setting a strategic vision for the whole Regional Apps product.
• Develop and communicate the overarching product vision across the Apps teams. Coordinate and prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders across different products.
• Work with teams to identify modernization and continuous improvement opportunities for their products and services.
• Create and manage a single, prioritized backlog to be delivered by all teams.
• Decide which metrics the Product Owner Team will monitor.
• Assess customer product feedback and adjust the common backlog accordingly.
• Leverage the continuous delivery pipeline to release value incrementally.
• Collaborate with Scrum teams as well as Solution Management.
• Accountable for efficiently delivering product increments according to the PI Plan.
• To fulfill the Product Owner role for the entire Regional Apps agile organization, the Lead Product Owners meet regularly with Solution Management, the customer, and other key stakeholders.
• Allowing Leadership and other stakeholders to express their preferences to the PO Team, negotiate priorities, alter budgets, or realign teams to maximize value delivery. At no other time during the Sprint should these decisions be made.
• Strong communication skills, able to tailor the message to different audiences.
• Experience using tools and techniques for project planning and leading complete SDLC efforts.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work independently, and the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment.

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active SECRET clearance is required to start.
• 13 years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; 11 years’ experience with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; or 17 years’ experience in lieu of a degree.
• Working with the leading DevOps practices and tooling such as:
• Hashicorp Tools
• Gitlab
• CI/CD
• Jenkins
• SonarQube
• Ansible Tower
• Nexus Pro
• Experience leading and managing software development, working as a Product Owner, or developing software/systems.
• Experience with Agile practices such as daily Scrum and PI Planning.
• Working knowledge of Ballistic Missile Defense concepts, Battle Management and Command and Control (BM/C2) systems, defense communications systems, and the BMDS.
• Software Development/Testing experience.
• Led strategy and management of Product portfolios.
• Experience working as a Product Owner in Agile software delivery teams.
• Proficiency in producing, organizing, and sharing knowledge articles and tracking work items using Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

Salary Range:The salary offered will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications – skills, education & experience – and the position level ($153,000 – $170,000).

About Auria

Auria is a provider of solutions and software in support of complex Space, National Security, and Cyber missions of federal, international, and commercial customers. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO and with operations in Boulder, CO, Washington, DC, Huntsville, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Ogden, UT, and San Diego, CA, our success is built on the excellence of diverse teams advancing innovative systems and operational software to strengthen our customers’ superiority in Space. With a distinguished track record and a spirit of relentless pursuit, we set the pace for progress and execute every mission with the utmost precision.

When you join Auria as a full-time employee, you get many benefits which include:

• Generous PTO package with yearly tenure increases
• Flex time policy providing you the flexibility needed
• 11 Company-Paid Holidays per year
• Up to 4% match on 401(k) employee contributions, employer and employee contributions immediately vested
• Tuition and Certification Fee Assistance
• Low-cost medical plans that include company-sponsored HSA
• No-cost life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• And much more!

Auria is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.