Sr. Product Owner

Leidos is hiring a Sr. Product Owner (TS/SCI cleared) to lead an application team supporting the design, engineering, development, and deployment of software for DIA’s NDOC under the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. This hybrid role in Bethesda, MD combines product ownership with systems engineering collaboration, helping translate roadmap requirements into delivered solutions while you actively manage backlog, risks, and impediments.

Compensation: $131,300 to $237,350 per year.
Start date: October 16, 2026.
Application timeline: The posting is anticipated to remain open for at least 3 days, with an anticipated close date no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date.

What you’ll do

• Manage and coordinate research, development, integration, and sustainment activities for NDOC’s mission applications, including providing technical direction across the team.
• Support systems engineering execution across feature and requirements analysis, design, implementation planning, integration and test, sustainment, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.
• Own your portion of the task order’s product portfolio and manage programmatic relationships across applications within the task, as well as coordination with other applications on other tasks.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve an Agile scrum backlog, ensuring sound engineering practices are followed.
• Maintain an environment of collaboration focused on delivering quality service and product to customers.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers by sharing best practices and supporting career growth.
• Lead an application team that supports a continuous flow of software enhancements and deployments by managing risks, escalating impediments, and driving continuous process improvement.

What you bring

• Education and experience: BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience, or a Masters with 10 or more years of prior relevant experience.
• Security clearance: active Top Secret with SCI eligibility, with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience as a Technical Product Owner, Development Team Lead, Systems Engineer, or similar role within an Agile software development team.
• Ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps.
• Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs effectively.
• Strong Agile methodology knowledge, with experience using tools including GitLab, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience facilitating scrum events, including Planning, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to explain technical and non-technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, and project management.
• Ability to manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with government and contractor stakeholders.

Technologies you may work with

• Gitlab, Jira, Confluence
• Java, Python, .NET
• Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
• PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Keycloak

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement