Standard Job Description

The Classified Automation & Deployment team develops tools and services that enable Space application teams to package, automate, and deploy applications across classified and unclassified environments at scale. Our solutions streamline operations by reducing repetitive, time-consuming operational and maintenance activities through automation.
As the Product Owner, you will define and own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for this mission-critical capability. You will partner with stakeholders to translate business and operational needs into prioritized development work, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that provide measurable value to our customers.

Who We Are
Lockheed Martin Space’s Classified Automation & Deployment team accelerates the delivery of applications to both classified and unclassified environments. We combine OpenShift, RunDeck, and custom scripting to provide a secure, repeatable, and scalable deployment capability that enables the company’s space missions.

What You’ll Do
•Provide vision and serve as a champion of stakeholder perspectives to the team in the form of clearly written requirements and working in collaboration with the team to size the work with clear acceptance criteria
•Serve as the voice of the product, translating strategic goals into business requirements, facilitating product design, and championing product launches
•Collaborate with key stakeholders, including Space executives, application development teams, Program leadership, and classified system admins to define, prioritize, and deliver product enhancements and solutions to optimize the team’s capabilities
•Align product with company strategy and Business Area priorities
•Establish, prioritize, and maintain the product roadmap and its backlog in collaboration with the Scrum Master and development team
•Lead product release planning with technical and business stakeholders and set expectations for delivery of new capabilities
•Gather and manage the requirements for product bug fixes, features, and larger-scale initiatives from concept to release
•Manage, maintain, and groom the Product Backlog, including prioritization of features and stories for Planning Increments and Sprint Planning
•Create the Acceptance Criteria for each feature and story assigned to the team and sign-off on completed work
•Represent the voice of the customer during PI Planning, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Demos
•Act as a communicator, coordinator, and advocate for product priorities

Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.

Basic Qualifications

•Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
•Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
•Proven success as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a similar role supporting technical products.
•Working knowledge of Agile software development practices, including Scrum, SAFe, or comparable methodologies.
•Minimum of three (3) years of experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, or Red Hat OpenShift) and automation platforms such as RunDeck, Ansible, or equivalent tools.
•Demonstrated ability to partner with software engineering teams to translate business needs into technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
•Proven ability to manage product backlogs, prioritize features, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
•Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% as business needs require.

Desired Skills

•Background supporting enterprise automation, DevSecOps, infrastructure, platform engineering, or cloud-native products.
•Familiarity with GitOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and Helm chart packaging.
•Demonstrated ability to leverage customer feedback, operational metrics, and data to drive product roadmap prioritization.
•Proven success planning and coordinating product releases, feature rollouts, user training, and organizational adoption.
•Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment without direct authority.
•Knowledge of modern software architecture, DevOps, and software engineering best practices.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present product vision, roadmap updates, and technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
•Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and lead initiatives with minimal direction.