ALTA IT Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of System One, a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions and integrated services. ALTA is an established leader in IT Staffing and Services, for both government and commercial enterprises across the United States, specializing in Program & Project Management, Application Development, Cybersecurity, Data & Advanced Analytics, and Agile Transformation Services.

Product Owner (Pega)

Hybrid in Virginia

Multi year contract

The Product Owner oversees new product and feature enhancements, planning and directing activities to ensure the timely development and delivery of reliable and efficient solutions to business requirements, and developing acceptance criteria to validate that the resulting product meets customer requirements.

Responsibilities

•Coordinate dependencies with other POs and work across teams to define and implement improvement stories that will increase the velocity and quality

•Work with other POs and leadership to help shape the product vision and enumerate high-level priorities

•Act as liaison between stakeholders and the team

•Drive product delivery through keen understanding of the customer, mission, and product requirements

•Develop the team roadmap and support the team as needed to deliver on commitments

•Communicate with other Product Owners and Scrum Masters, program leadership, customers, and development teams

•Work in Agile methodology, write product requirements/Epics/user stories in ADO, and ensure story Readiness and Acceptance Criteria

•Working with UX/UI and getting designs updated for upcoming sprints

•Manage product backlog – Manage, adjust for risk, and prioritize product backlog with the focus on execution for at-least 2 sprints

•Backlog refinement – Lead backlog refinement to deconstruct, refine and estimate stories, add acceptance criteria and enable long range technical planning

•Be available for the team in all Scrum ceremonies meetings including standups, retrospectives, and demos

•Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities

•Partners with stakeholders to resolve production and implementation issues in a timely manner and supports/drives escalations where required to enable rapid delivery

•Drives value to the business by building, managing, and maintaining Product Backlog(s)

•Builds a Product Backlog and reviews it with business owners to determine business value and to assign priority

•Provide coaching to team members who are new to Scrum and Agile practices

•Act as a liaison between the team and management as well as a liaison between the team and the customer/end users

•Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

•Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Information Technology, Management or related fields or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience

•3+ years of experience functioning in a fast-paced Product Owner or similar role

•Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner Product Manager (POPM) or equivalent PO certification

•3+ year experience working with Pega

•Strong leadership experience with focus in project management and scheduling

•Demonstrated experience implementing and executing Agile principles with strong digital and technical skills

•Agile software development lifecycle knowledge

•Desired – Experience in mortgage industry

•Desired – Experience in software development using .Net and modern web frameworks

•Desired – Experience with software development and/or QA testing

•Desired – Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO)

•Desired – Pega Business Architect Certification (PCBA)

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.