Senior Software Engineer - Agile Product Owner

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Senior Software Engineering Agile Product Owner for an onsite role in Sterling, VA (US-VA-STERLING-291 ~ 22640 Davis Dr ~ DAVIS). This position focuses on designing and developing integrated simulation and training solutions, with ownership of an Agile team backlog and alignment to PI objectives. The role supports disciplined engineering execution and continuous improvement through PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt.

Compensation: USD 95,500 - 181,700 per year.

Security requirement: Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Active and existing clearance is required on day 1.

What You’ll Do

• Own and continuously refine the team backlog by writing actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Partner with Product Management to break down features and keep team delivery aligned to PI objectives.
• Provide daily clarification to the team, make scope decisions, and validate completed work.
• Ensure non-functional requirements are reflected in stories, including security, performance, and compliance.
• Participate in PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt to drive continuous improvement.
• Use flow metrics and team performance data to improve predictability and value delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD Pipelines.
• Experience with common software development and management tools, including GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus, Artifactory, and Splunk.
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
• Experience with server-side scripting languages including Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Experience with a virtual environment such as VMware or Proxmox.
• Experience with continuous integration for real-time testing and diagnostics within a virtualized environment.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance required prior to start date; U.S. citizenship required.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree with minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experienced Agile Product Owner with hands-on software engineering background and broad proficiency across modern development languages and tools.
• Skilled in guiding Agile teams, managing team-level backlogs, and translating business needs into clear technical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/product/technology roles and 3+ years as a Product Owner in Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and backlog management.
• Excellent communication across business goals and technical delivery.
• Experience in application development and integration within one or more IaaS/PaaS environments (including Red Hat OpenShift, VMware, or OpenStack).
• Experience refactoring legacy systems for cloud or virtual environments.
• SAFe POPM certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• 401(k) with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health for fertility and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand for virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons for child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts for second opinion program.
• May be eligible for relocation.

Onsite Details

This is an onsite role. Employees working onsite will work primarily onsite, including production and maintenance employees who are essential to product development.

Technologies You May Work With

Ada, Java, CI/CD Pipelines, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus, Artifactory, Splunk, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Python, Bash, PowerShell, VMware, Proxmox, PI Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt.

What You’ll Learn

• Working in a team environment
• Experience working on disciplined engineering challenges and tasks
• Developing Fire Support C2 software in Ada and Java
• Leading people