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Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Product Owner to join our team…with the ability and experience to work missile defense projects within the BMD Simulations and Analysis Portfolio. As a Product Owner, you’ll directly support the Agile Software Development in achieving specific program objectives in support of our nation’s defense. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, be a strong team player, and can establish solid working relationships with peers and technical staff members within the program.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities.

Defining and Communicating the vision: Serve as the point person on a product development team, using high-level perspective to define goals and create a vision for development projects. Communicate with stakeholders across the board, including customers, business area POCs, and the development team to make sure the goals are clear, and the vision is aligned with business objectives.Managing the product backlog: Responsible for managing the product backlog—the development team’s project to-do list. This includes creating the list of backlog items and prioritize them on the overall strategy and business objectives, mapping out project dependencies to inform the necessary sequence of development.Prioritizing needs: Responsible for prioritizing needs base on scope, time, and objectives of stakeholders.Overseeing development stages: Responsible for overseeing the actual development of the product, playing a key role throughout each event, including planning, refinement, review, and sprint.Acting as primary liaison: This role will serve as the primary communicator and link between stakeholders and teams.Evaluating product progress at each iteration: Accountable for each stage of the development process and the final product. Play a primary role in inspecting and evaluating product progress through each iteration.

Basic Qualifications.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university plus 4-8 years of relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of relevant experience.  Experience performing implementation of engineering methods and practicesExperience with VersionOne or JiraSystems engineering experience with systems of systems or engineering IT tools infrastructureProven communication skills (verbal and written) with a demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels (up/down/parallel)Proven ability to build collaboration across organizationsAbility to interact effectively with and lead diverse teamsDesire to work with end users to determine product validity and areas for improvementMust be a US citizen, possess and maintain an active secret clearanceFull time onsite supportCandidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area.

Preferred Qualifications.

Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) domain experience (Long-Range Discriminating Radar (LRDR), Aegis BMD, Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), C2BMC, AN/TPY-2, SBX, THAAD, Patriot, SBIRS, etc.)Agile Product Owner experienceFamiliarity with BMD tech baseline products (E.g. BMD SDD, BMD SS), processes, and contentExperience developing performance requirementsDemonstrated project and team leadership experienceProficiency with DOORSProficiency with an architecture modeling tool (e.g. System Architect, Rhapsody, Magic Draw)Agile certifications (e.g. Product Owner, Scrum Master, SAFe, etc.)

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:March 3, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.