[Hiring] Technical Product Owner @ASRC Federal

Role Description

ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, is seeking a Technical Product Owner to support our Prime NOAA program based in Silver Spring, MD. This is a remote position.

The Financial Management Data System (FMDS) is a budget planning and execution analysis tool that provides key organizational data to every level of NOAA financial management personnel. The system fuses data input directly by the NOAA budget community with data from various organizational sources into one filterable and manageable data set.

This Product Owner drives product strategy with a deep technical foundation, owning both the “what” and “why” while ensuring engineering execution aligns with long-term architecture goals and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, refine, and prioritize user stories with clear technical acceptance criteria
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and development/engineering
• Translate business needs into technical requirements
• Own end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to deployment
• Help define product vision, roadmap, and technical direction
• Prioritize features based on business value and technical complexity
• Make trade-off decisions balancing performance, scalability, and delivery timelines to meet client requirements
• Collaborate with architects and developers on system design and technical feasibility
• Own backlog grooming, prioritization, sprint planning, and release readiness
• Ensure alignment with APIs, data models, and system integrations
• Define user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical notes
• Help triage complex issues
• Clarify expected behaviors vs. bugs
• Ensure documentation exists and is accurate (in tools like Confluence)
• Review or approve key documentation
• Prepare and present slides, reports, information, updates, as required
• Provide input on training material; perform training when necessary
• Lead demos and explain new features to stakeholders
• Support rollout of releases
• Other responsibilities as required for the contract

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, databases
• Experience with Agile/Scrum tools (e.g., Jira)
• Ability to read technical diagrams and sometimes code
• Excellent prioritization and decision-making
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Excellent communication

Requirements

• Requires BS/BA in appropriate field (or equivalent) and 5-7 years of experience or equivalent

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits packages
• Health care, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401(k)
• Education assistance
• Paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.