About the position
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Product Owner/Systems Analyst in Merrimack, NH. The role involves managing and prioritizing the product backlog based on business value and technical needs, partnering with various stakeholders to gather requirements, and defining solutions. The Product Owner will develop and present a clear product vision and roadmap, translating high-level milestones into actionable epics with clear acceptance criteria for engineering teams. Additionally, the position requires facilitating Sprint Plannings, Daily Stand-ups, and Sprint Reviews to ensure timely and high-quality delivery, while proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers to stakeholders. The Product Owner will also monitor product performance, gather feedback, and advocate for continuous improvement opportunities, promoting good engineering practices and standards.
Responsibilities
- Serves as Product Owner for DCS, managing and prioritizing the Product backlog based on business value and technical needs
- Partners with stakeholders, including server, storage, security, observability and operations leaders to gather requirements and define solutions
- Develops and presents a clear product vision and roadmap for their team
- Translates high-level milestones into actionable epics with clear acceptance criteria with our engineering teams
- Facilitates Sprint Plannings, Daily Stand-ups, and Sprint Reviews to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
- Proactively communicate progress, risks and blockers to stakeholders to ensure alignment and maintain momentum
- Monitors product performance, gathers feedback and continuously advocates for improvement opportunities
- Actively promote good engineering practices and standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering or similar
- Product Owner Certifications (CSPO, SAFe Product Owner, or similar)
- Proven experience as a Product Owner in an agile environment
- Hands on experience with development languages (Python, GoLang, etc.)
- An understanding of full stack development; Tech Stack - Angular/Java Spring Boot
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to balance technical and business priorities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Nice-to-haves
- Systems engineering experience with IaaS, server and/or storage platforms
- Understanding of automation platform functionality (ansible preferred)
- Familiarity with observability, resiliency, data center / cloud platform infrastructure
- Familiarity with server provisioning, configuration management and storage systems
