Product Owner Proxy
Position Overview
Riverside Research is seeking a Product Owner Proxy to assist in developing strategy, policy, processes, and implementation activities for software modernization efforts supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) and partner agencies.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design, integrate, and deliver capabilities aligned with modernization priorities, including ELINT reporting improvements, EIM-style modeling outputs, and multi-tool interoperability
- Facilitate Technical Exchange Meetings with ELINT SMEs to refine analytical workflows, reporting structures, and user interface needs
- Provide technical leadership and advice to the vision, design, and oversight of complex projects
- Using Agile methodologies, develop, implement, monitor, and close out project plans, backlogs, and sprints for IT development efforts
- Produce communication materials (schedules, briefings, etc) to keep stakeholders apprised of product progress and roadblocks
- Advise government customer in the prioritization of activities
- Participate in planning activities such as release planning sessions and technical proposal reviews
- Aid in the creation and review of use cases, backlogs, technical documentation, project trajectories, and goals
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications:
- Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, physics, mathematics, or related fields
- 8+ years of experience spanning IT project management, system administration, and/or software development
- Familiar with SIGINT/ELINT exploitation tradecraft and intelligence production, ideally within the NASIC environment
- Understanding of agile software development concepts
- Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
- Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team player
- Desired Qualifications:
- Understanding of micro-services, IaaS, PaaS, system visualization, and/or cloud capabilities/designs
- Experience as part of an agile software development project/program
- Experience with DevSecOps
- Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, databases, Python, Istio, Helm, Bitbucket, Elastic, Tableau, and/or other related technologies
- Professional certifications in agile software development (e.g. Scrum Product Owner, etc.)
- Professional certifications in systems engineering, IT, and/or project/program management (e.g. ITIL, PMP, DAU, etc.)
- Experience with needs documentation (e.g. CONOPs, use cases, requirements, backlog)
- Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
Pay
$130,000 - $165,000
This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.
Closing Statement
Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.