Product Owner - System and Platform Teams

TL;DR

Product Owner - System and Platform Teams (DevSecOps/Platform): Leading product ownership of critical system and platform capabilities supporting large-scale mission-driven digital environments with an accent on infrastructure, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. Focus on managing technical backlogs, prioritizing CI/CD pipelines and automation, and ensuring alignment between technical execution and strategic objectives.

Location: Remote (US). Active Secret security clearance required.

Salary: $130,000–$165,000

Company

Partner company delivering mission-critical defense and federal digital transformation programs using advanced cloud and DevSecOps practices.

What you will do

• Serve as Product Owner for System and Platform Teams, managing technical backlogs on infrastructure, DevSecOps, and platform engineering.
• Align priorities with architects, Release Train Engineers, and stakeholders to support the technical roadmap.
• Facilitate backlog refinement and lead prioritization of CI/CD pipelines, automation, cloud environments, and security.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and engineering teams for platform stability, scalability, and compliance.
• Support SAFe ceremonies like PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt.
• Track metrics, coordinate dependencies, and align testing strategies across teams.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years supporting DoD programs
• 2+ years with ATIS architecture or similar enterprise systems
• Certified SAFe POPM and SAFe DevOps Practitioner
• Strong knowledge of cloud (AWS preferred), CI/CD, DevSecOps
• Experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, system integration
• Agile/SAFe frameworks familiarity

Nice to have

• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab, infrastructure-as-code

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative agile culture using SAFe methodologies
• Work on high-impact government modernization
• Professional growth via certifications and leadership
• Potential occasional travel for events
• Competitive salary based on experience