Product Owner/Business Analyst

ADEPT Force Group Incorporated is hiring a Product Owner / Business Analyst for hybrid support in the Alexandria, VA 22314 area and the broader National Capital Region. This role supports the Army Enterprise Staff Management Systems (AESMS) Product Lead and a Department of Defense organization, helping sustain and evolve ETMS2 under the JETMS task order. You will bring Agile expertise and act as a practical bridge between Government priorities and delivery teams across operational needs and enterprise execution.

Work model: Hybrid with onsite support approximately two (2) days per week at the location of the supported organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the contractor Product Owner supporting the Government Product Owner for an assigned Federal organization or functional portfolio, representing priorities, requirements, backlog, and execution within the broader enterprise program
• Support Government ownership of the product backlog by recommending prioritization and sequencing, maintaining visibility into planned and active work, and implementing Government-directed priorities
• Partner with Government and program leadership on product priorities, governance, Agile execution, risks, dependencies, performance, and opportunities for improvement
• Lead Business Analysis activities including eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating functional and non-functional requirements and translating mission and operational needs into actionable work
• Develop and maintain requirements artifacts such as user stories, acceptance criteria, process models, workflows, business rules, and traceability from mission need through delivered capability
• Evaluate existing operating models and help shape improvements to governance, Agile practices, work intake, accountability, decision-making, and future-state processes within Federal and DoD constraints
• Lead and facilitate Agile and governance activities, including planning, backlog refinement, Kanban reviews, demonstrations, stakeholder engagements, and cross-team coordination (including Scrum of Scrums-type support)
• Coach Government and contractor leaders and teams on Agile principles and support organizational and cultural transition toward disciplined, transparent, and sustainable delivery practices
• Act as a key liaison among users, Government leadership, and technical teams; evaluate delivered capability, user feedback, system outputs, and issue trends; and support validation, impact analysis, and acceptance recommendations
• Define and communicate KPIs, metrics, trends, risks, and delivery performance through leadership briefings and decision-support products, collaborating with other Product Owners to manage cross-organizational dependencies and promote consistency

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Agile delivery, Scrum Master/Agile Coach, program execution, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience applying Agile principles and practices in complex enterprise environments
• Experience developing and managing product backlogs, requirements, priorities, and delivery across cross-functional teams
• Experience coaching or guiding technical and non-technical teams in Agile principles and ways of working
• Experience with Agile and/or requirements/work management platforms such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or comparable tools
• Experience supporting at least one major Department of Defense Service or component (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, or Joint Staff)
• Experience engaging senior Government or program leadership and communicating priorities, risks, metrics, and performance information
• Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain any additional clearance, access, or security eligibility required by the supported organization

Technologies

JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Kanban, Scrum, Scrum of Scrums, SDLC

Desired Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Additional Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps
• Experience supporting enterprise software in a sustainment environment
• Experience working across multiple Services, agencies, organizations, or Agile teams
• Experience with SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or other scaled Agile approaches
• Experience with process improvement, governance, organizational change, or contractor oversight
• Experience developing or presenting executive-level metrics, KPIs, dashboards, or performance reporting
• Experience operating in NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, or other DoD network environments

Contract Labor Category (LCAT): Scrum Master / Agile Coach (Subject Matter Expert (SME))

Clearance: Active Secret; higher-level access (Top Secret) may be required based on supported organization and environment.

Type: Exempt, Salaried, Full Time, Regular.