Product Owner (Hybrid)

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers’ greatest challenges.

We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn’t always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can make lasting relationships with your team and collaborate in-person to get the job done—while having the flexibility to work from home when needed to achieve focused results.

Why Enlighten?

At Enlighten, our team’s unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company’s success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.

• 10% 401k benefit.

• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.

• Education/training allowances.

Anticipated Salary Range: $133,073.00 - $190,000.00. The salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, Enlighten takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function, internal equity and a candidate's education or training, work experience, certifications and key skills. Occasionally positions/roles may include additional non-recurrent compensation and will be addressed by the recruiter during the interview process.

Job Description

Enlighten is looking for an experienced Product Owner to directly support operations and assist in growth strategy with special emphasis on U.S. Coast Guard. Will also help provide some project management and DevSecOps support from which organic growth is desired. Will also assist in training and adoption of various analytics and applications developed for operations on the government owned Big Data Platform (BDP)/JCRS-D. Work is a hybrid role with some on-site work in Washington, DC and occasional travel to the local Columbia, MD office as needed. Some travel CONUS to different customer locations possible.

#LI-DW2 #Mid-Senior Level

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Establish, foster and strengthen relationships between company and targeted government customers.

• Function as the data operations lead and work to integrate directly into the customers daily operations.

• Responsible for understanding our technology / capabilities and championing accordingly.

• Manipulate data by leveraging our technology / capabilities using Structured Query Language (SQL) to query data for exploration and data visualization.

• Work with company leadership to develop and implement data architectures, data pipelines, operational roadmaps, and action plans for identified targets of opportunity.

• Contribute to the development of new, competitive proposals.

• Expand future opportunities by working with existing customers.

• Identify new market opportunities and target markets. Document and maintain opportunities in company pipeline tools.

• Develop customer relationships and maintain updated knowledge of customer plans, programs, and general market intelligence.

• Develop an external network of solution partners and providers.

• Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering departments.

• Own the customer experience success from start to finish. Work closely with company development and engineer teams to ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery dates track with customer targets and timelines.

• Act as the focal point to pushing capabilities out to the customer. Ensure the customer is fully aware of relevant DevSecOps pipeline touchpoints to ensure acceptance of new updates, features or capabilities.

• Support identifying, pursuing, and capturing new business opportunities within the Department of Defense (DoD)

• Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• • Security Clearance: A current Secret level U.S. Government security clearance is required; U.S. citizenship required. TS/SCI is preferred.

• 9+ years in DoD cyber, agile development, and/or big data with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.

• Must have prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, Coast Guard Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.

• Prior experience with either directly providing Defensive Cyber Security or managing a contract that supported this work.

• Experience directly managing complex technical projects and or programs.

• Understands budget practices and acquisitions shop with the organizations or has relationships with people who do.

• Strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

• Understanding of customer buying teams and how to sell to individual influencers.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others. Ability to speak in a public forum.

• Excellent interviewing skills including active listening and empathy.

• Will participate in the full lifecycle of Business Development, including proposal support, staffing, opportunity identification, bid / no-bid analysis, RFI / Market Responses, etc.

• Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15%, sometimes on short notice CONUS.

• Ability to work on customer site 3-4 days a week in Washington, DC. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

• Preferred Requirements

• Current TS/SCI Government security clearance is preferred.

• Experience with Software Engineering, Cloud Technologies and Cyber Security.

• Technical background strong enough to determine system requirements and work closely with engineering and management to ensure accurate design and estimating would be an asset, but not required.

• Any previous BDP/JCRS-D experience is a huge plus.

• DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications may be required in this position as directed by the customer.

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