IGNITE ยท 3 hours ago
SME SOFTWARE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT LEAD
Washington, DC, DC 20001 US (Primary)
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
9+ years expIgnite is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Huntsville, AL, specializing in professional services across various industries. The Software Product Management Lead (SME) is responsible for defining product roadmaps, prioritizing feature backlogs, and acting as the Deputy Program Manager and Scrum Master to ensure alignment with mission and program objectives.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define and maintain product roadmaps, prioritize feature backlogs, and ensure alignment with mission and program objectives
Serve as Deputy Program Manager and Scrum Master, leading Agile ceremonies and supporting day-to-day program execution
Translate operational and technical requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria in coordination with engineering and architecture teams
Monitor sprint performance and Agile metrics, providing actionable insights and status updates to program leadership and stakeholders
Ensure requirements traceability, compliance, and alignment with DoD acquisition, security, and governance standards
Coordinate cross-functional teams to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines across the product lifecycle
Support release planning, integration, testing, and deployment of mission-critical software capabilities
Qualification
Required
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, and math-related or similar field
A minimum of 9+ years of (SME/Senior level) DoD Software Architecture and Development experience, including experience architecting, developing, deploying, and maintaining high-availability, mission-critical, systems and capabilities
A minimum of 9+ years of experience supporting end-to-end iterative software development product sprint development processes and product release launches
Experience defining and prioritizing Epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria based on customer and business needs, data, and feedback
A minimum of 4+ years of experience communicating and presenting product backlogs, metrics, strategies, and roadmaps to technical scrum teams and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Possess one of the following certifications: Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) credential
Scrum Alliance (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) credentials (e.g., SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Product Owner/Manager)
Experience supporting the DoD or Military Service Department CMA mission areas
A minimum of 3+ years of AWS GovCloud and DoD CC SRG experience
A minimum of 9+ years of experience in systems and capabilities with U.S. services (e.g., U.S. Army, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG))
Company
IGNITE
Ignite, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Huntsville, AL, is ISO 9001:2015 certified and appraised at CMMI Services Level 3 and CMMI Development Level 2.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Stephen Mitchell
Chief Information Officer
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