Product Owner (Jr.) - U.S. Citizenship Required

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Product Owner (Jr.) - U.S. Citizenship Required

@ CGI

Position Description:

• CGI Federal has an exciting opportunity for a Jr. Product Owner.
• In support of DHS’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, the Product Owner will support a fast-paced development and implementation project using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to deliver cyber capabilities across multiple Federal agencies.
• As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for breaking-down the requirements/capabilities into epics and user stories, with detailed acceptance criteria and then own the feature acceptance at the iteration/sprint level.
• This position provides the opportunity to expand your horizons by collaborating with several Federal Agency teams and multiple cybersecurity levels and capabilities.
• We are seeking a candidate who has proven leadership skills, the ability to think critically and problem-solve, and a track-record of ensuring project milestones and deadlines are met.
• This position is located in our Lafayette, LA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.
• You will be required to be in our Lafayette, LA office two days per week.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Breakdown requirements and capabilities into user stories by collaborating with product management and cyber architect teams.
• Develop detailed acceptance criteria for each user story.
• Prioritize the iteration backlog by working with stakeholders, including product management.
• Participate actively in change control board meetings with an objective to drive the prioritization of backlog items at iteration level.
• Act as a proxy for product management in the scrum team(s) – providing day-to-day guidance to the team to meet the iteration objectives.
• Own acceptance of the user stories implemented in iterations.
• Provide technical inputs to teams that document the deployment, configuration and user guides.

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Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearance requirements, US citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Entry on Duty (EOD); ideal if candidate already has an active EOD.
• 2+ years of experience as a product owner role for an IT product or solution.
• Through knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Experience in JIRA or ServiceNow for backlog management and prioritization.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that help engage with stakeholders and scrum teams.
• High analytical skills in breaking-down capabilities into sizeable work chunks.
• General understanding of cybersecurity.
• Experience working with limited supervision.
• Experience contributing to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.
• Ability to build relationships with both CGI and client team members.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

• Scrum certification(s) with focus on SAFe.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure O&M, IT security, Data analytics.
• Some understanding of the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program (CDM).

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Cyber
• Product Owner
• Solution Design

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How to Apply:

Apply online at https://cgi.jobs/locations/lafayette-la/jobs/ 

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