Software Development Project Manager/Product Owner

DescriptionSAIC is looking for a Software Project Manager/Scrum Product Owner to support a software development project at Kennedy Space Center.This candidate will work within the agile process and be the final authority for making decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality for the work done by the Scrum development team. The Product Owner should possess an in-depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project. Assignments are broad in nature, complex and usually requiring originality and ingenuity. This candidate must work independently and have an understanding of the technical complexities of assigned work.This professional will have the following responsibilities:

Liaison & Communication

Ably represents, interfaces with and engages the business user

Acts as a fully integrated team member

Uses clear goals to communicate the product vision at the beginning of every release and sprint so that the team understands and is equipped to realize it

Makes business decisions and clearly communicates requirements through epics and stories so they are understood

Communicates status outside the team

Development

Creates user stories and acceptance tests from themes and features granular enough for a single sprint

Creates, maintains, prioritizes, and sequences the product backlog

Participates in project, release, and sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, retrospectives, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings

Application Support

Reviews deliverable and demonstrable code after every sprint, and has the authority to accept or reject functionality

Provides progress reporting

Assists as needed with backlog maintenance

Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information

Assists with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs

Management

Is always accessible and participates proactively and constantly in the team activities

Steers the product to ensure delivery of business value

Is visible, vocal, and objective

Project Planning, including resource and budget estimates

Project Scheduling, including development of resource leveled schedules

Interface with internal operations groups to ensure smooth transition from development to operations

QualificationsPosition Requirements:

Four year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and five or more years of related work experience

Holds one or more of the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

At least three years’ experience as a Scrum Product Owner and as a Project Manager

Additional preferred factors:

Familiarity with n-tier development, object oriented principles, basic statistics, operations research, process analysis and improvement methodology, project management and business computations.

Knowledge of and experience with CMMI

Knowledge of and experience with Atlassian JIRA with Greenhopper

Target salary range: $115,001 - $125,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

REQNUMBER: 2311640SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation’s most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability