Product Manager (Engineering Leader 2)

Own product delivery for M.C. Dean’s Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business unit, managing customer software from requirements through release and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept through implementation.
• Capture, document, and communicate customer needs, translating requirements into features and user stories.
• Ensure engineering teams have a clear understanding of requirements.
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps for internal and external stakeholder needs across the customer set.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define product requirements and support timely delivery.
• Manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and support technical and project stakeholders with trade-off decisions.
• Lead day-to-day software operations by managing productivity to meet release targets.
• Manage work assignments, balance resources, and remediate blocking conditions to keep releases on track.
• Create, manage, and maintain detailed system documentation, including design and configuration plans, design diagrams, procedures, and operations and maintenance plans.
• Plan and conduct user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Establish KPIs, identify gaps, and improve product performance and adoption.
• Lead product demos and training sessions to support internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information.
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is REQUIRED.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related Technical Discipline, plus 10+ years of progressive experience in product management and software delivery.
• SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe for Teams, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or similar agile project management certification.
• Proven track record launching and managing complex software products.
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management systems (e.g., Atlassian Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab) to manage, monitor, and report software development status and performance.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with MS Azure and cloud services, including compute, database, storage, network virtualization, and security services.
• Working understanding of network infrastructure, concepts of operation, and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, and Syslog.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills in a fast-paced, multidiscipline team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with workflow and lifecycle management systems (e.g., Atlassian Jira).

Technologies

• Atlassian Jira
• Azure DevOps
• GitLab
• MS Azure
• TCP/IP
• DNS
• DHCP
• SNMP
• Syslog

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave
• Investment in skills through professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership and local office management

Location: Tysons, VA (onsite)

Salary: USD 150,080 - 187,600 per yearly

Ability / Physical Requirements

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Finger dexterity to manipulate objects using fingers rather than whole hands or arms (e.g., using a keyboard).
• Listen to and understand information presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible answers.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.