Agile Product Owner

Cepeda Systems and Software Analysis a rapidly growing small business, is currently seeking an Agile Product Owner to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. Bridging the gap between stakeholders, customers, and software development teams, the Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product backlogs to ensure NASIC mission success through requirements management, sprint planning and execution, and workflow development.    JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Creating, refining, and prioritizing user stories and acceptance criteria that represent stakeholder needs and system requirements - Aligning technical priorities; coordinating with engineering, program management, and development teams - Supporting sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily team alignment, sprint reviews, and retrospectives - Translating system needs and mission requirements into actionable development work - Managing Agile tool environments, ensuring backlog structure, workflow automation, dashboards, and reporting structures are optimized - Defining mission product architecture requirements   REQUIRED EDUCATION: - Master's degree in a relevant field, or a Bachelor's and 4 additional years of experience   Required Experience: - At least 10 years of experience in Agile software development environments -  Performing Product Owner responsibilities such as backlog management and sprint support - Workflow design, automation, dashboards, and governance - Integration amongst multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders   Preferred Experience: -  Support of transformation or modernization efforts such as Agile transformation - Intelligence experience: MASINT, Directed Energy, or NCTI Required Skills/Knowledge: - Strong understanding of Agile frameworks - Ability to translate engineering, systems, or mission requirements into development tasks - Proficiency in Agile project management tools (especially Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps) - Strong communicator capable of expressing technical needs and managing expectations - Ability to balance competing priorities and maintain clarity of vision for development teams Preferred Skills/Knowledge: - Systems engineering understanding - Strategic communication - Risk management workflows - Integration and test coordination - Cloud-native or digital engineering familiarity Preferred License/Certifications: Any of the following: - Scrum-focused certifications (Certified Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master) - Atlassian certifications (Certified Jira Project Administrator, Atlassian Agile Fundamentals) - SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager REQUIRED CLEARANCE: - U.S. Citizenship is Required - TS Clearance   What We Offer: Our industry-leading benefits package goes above and beyond competitive salary commensuration for those just beginning their career and seasoned professionals alike. Our comprehensive benefits package includes full coverage medical insurance, paid leave and paid holidays, multiple retirement plan options, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and work/life benefits including career development and recognition programs. Other perks we offer are flexible work schedules, company-sponsored events, and educational assistance.   Disability Accommodation for Applicants: Cepeda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures.  If you have any difficulty using our online systems and need accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at [email protected].   Company Overview: Formed as a corporation in 2001, we are a HUBZone, veteran-owned, woman-owned small business. We focus on serving DoD, NASA, and the commercial sector, our services span the complete product life cycle from concept to software development to product release. Our services include software engineering, systems engineering, and process improvement.   We are passionate about meeting customer requirements while minimizing costs and maximizing performance. We have achieved a rating of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 for services and development. We have a 100% customer satisfaction rating and have won numerous awards at the local and national level. We are also extensively involved in the community and make generous charitable contributions.   Cepeda provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit, based factors