Lead Consultant | Agile Testing | Agile Testing - ALL

Work Location: Saint Louis, MO 63131 (hybrid work set-up in MO). Contract duration: 12 months. Target start date: 17 Jul 2026. Visa-independent candidates only.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the product backlog across an enterprise-scale requirement set
• Translate business requirements into user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Prioritize based on phase dependencies, critical path, and business value
• Coordinate cross-POD dependencies across backend and UI teams
• Track phase exit criteria and escalate when delivery is at risk
• Serve as primary interface between development team and business stakeholders
• Coordinate planning and execution

Requirements

• 5–10 years as a Technical Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst on enterprise platform builds
• Experience managing large-scale backlogs (100+ requirements) across multiple teams
• Strong Agile/Scrum and backlog management (Jira preferred)
• Experience with data processing platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, or streaming architectures
• Understanding of Kafka / event-driven architecture concepts
• Experience managing distributed/offshore teams
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows
• Professional experience using AI tools (Kiro, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar) in a work setting

Nice to Have Skills

• Telecom usage data processing experience
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/containerization at a high level

Development model is AI-assisted using Kiro.