Job Description

As a Product Manager this role will lead a software development team in support of a high-priority US Government project. You will serve as the Advanced Networking Tactical System (ANTS) Operational Support System (OSS) Team Lead and support the ANTS/Ashore Routing Communications System (ARCS) Engineering Lead for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific). The successful candidate will be able to accomplish the following:

LEADERSHIP

• Lead a team of government and contractor personnel through ambiguity and change.
• Provide feedback on personnel to leadership to inform performance appraisals.
• Establish and maintain the culture and direction of the team; ensure effective interaction with internal and external stakeholders.
• Solve problems that may not have an obvious answer.
• Offer innovative solutions to management for their consideration when confronted with challenges.
• Recognize when lines of effort are not aligned to management’s expectations and summon the courage to raise concerns in a timely manner.

MANAGEMENT

• Assemble and provide status and decision briefs to project/program leadership.
• Monitor/maintain OSS schedule inputs to overall ANTS schedule and report changes in status.
• Interface with the program master scheduler to ensure OSS efforts are aligned with programmatic milestones.
• Identify and report risks to the ANTS lead engineer and project lead for adjudication.
• Work with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) sponsor and stakeholders on development of OSS features and interfaces.
• Manage all aspects of procurement responsibilities to include gathering quotes, firming requirements and informing spend plans.

TECHNICAL

• Perform the Product Owner Role in an Agile Scrum framework.
• Groom the backlog in JIRA and provide oversight.
• Develop the Mid-Sprint and Sprint Retrospective briefs to PMA-268 that include technical data presentation.
• Present these briefs and facilitate communication between the software developers and the sponsor.
• Coordinate with the ANTS Networking Lead to align networking infrastructure updates to software development activities.
• Host the Program Loader Set (PLS) Working Group to ensure collaboration between multiple stakeholders involved in the hardware and software interoperability of PLS with OSS.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• 5 years DoD experience with strong C4I and Naval flight operations experience.
• Familiarity with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command.
• DAWIA Certifications or knowledge of DoD acquisition and test concepts.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite to include the MS Teams collaboration environment.
• Current DoD Secret clearance or higher

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Familiarity with JIRA and/or Slack
• Familiarity with the following programming languages: Java, C, Python
• Understanding or experience working with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner
• Security+