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Job Description
Product Owner/Systems Engineer
Location: Aurora, CO.
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k match.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
ITEC is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Product Owner supporting one of our premier programs within the business. In this role, you will work with a cross-disciplinary team of engineers to drive innovation and deliver industry-leading ground system solutions supporting critical customer missions. As the Product Owner, you will serve as the primary link between the Product Manager, Chief Engineer, and key stakeholders, owning the vision, strategy, and execution of a mission-critical ground software capability. Your technical expertise, leadership, and ability to drive execution in an Agile environment will be instrumental to the success of the program.
Job Responsibilities:
- Own and communicate the vision, strategy, and roadmap for a ground system component, ensuring alignment across program teams and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Scrum Master and engineering teams to plan and execute Program Increments (PIs) within a SAFe Agile environment.
- Translate customer needs, mission objectives, and operational concepts into actionable technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and system designs.
- Manage and prioritize the team backlog, balancing feature development, technical debt, and program objectives.
- Lead readiness reviews, design reviews, demonstrations, and technical presentations for customers and senior program leadership.
- Coordinate with systems, software, integration, and test teams to ensure successful delivery of mission capabilities.
- Analyze program metrics, telemetry data, and performance indicators to support data-driven decision making.
- Develop and communicate technical documentation, implementation guidance, and product strategies across the organization.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Required Skills:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience serving as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Lead, or similar leadership role within an Agile development environment.
- Experience with satellite ground systems, mission operations, or systems engineering functions such as requirements management, interface definition, and technical risk management.
- Experience using Agile development and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence, along with familiarity working in DevSecOps and CI/CD environments.
Desired Skills:
- Experience serving as a SAFe Agile Product Owner on complex government software development programs.
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams across systems, software, integration, and test disciplines.
- Experience working in a Satellite Ground System development or operations environment.
- Experience with automated testing and software factory tools such as Cucumber, Gherkin, and Zephyr.
- Experience developing software in Java, C++, Python, or similar programming languages.
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies.
- Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience briefing customers and senior leadership.
ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.
