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Sr. Product Owner (IT Infrastructure) W2/ Hybrid Role

TEKsystems
$65.00 - $70.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Riverwoods
Feb 22, 2025
We are working with a large enterprise client in the northern suburbs in search of 2 Sr. Product Owners, these are within their IT infrastructure team specially the workflow automation and infrastructure monitoring team. These are hybrid roles (2-3x a week in the office). Must work W2. Application Run Time Team is seeking a highly motivated candidate, who will be the Product Owner (PO) leading one of our agile team. As the Principal Product Owner (PO), you set the product strategy for the team, working closely with Senior Manager - Product Owner and Product Area Lead. You are accountable for building a strong backlog with strong acceptance criteria for the team. You are the face of the team and spend time with application owners for adoption of a new technology or migration from current gen to next generation solution(s). You collaborate with other POs through communities of practices and help grow the community as a whole. The scope of this role includes building product roadmap and backlog for supporting core infrastructure and security services in middleware space for technolgies such as Websphere Application Server, Tomcat, Jboss, Websphere Liberty, and Apache to deliver highly available and scalable services. What You'll Do * Ensures an outcome for a product is delivered that meets the requests from stakeholders and customers. This requires a fundamental understanding of the business and its constraints (financial, marketing, compliance, legal, service, the customer environment, the technical capabilities, the user experience, etc.) in order to provide a solution that satisfies all stakeholders and customers How You'll Do It * Interacts and collaborates with stakeholders on key product considerations and aligns with product vision, features and roadmap. Leverages customer insights, feedback, financials, compliance and risk data to define product features and roadmap in partnership with other SMEs. * Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objects and Key Results (OKRs) for the product team and ensure alignment with senior leadership (e.g., SPO, Dir, etc.). Creates and/or maintains key product documentation (e.g., customer journey map, technical specs, process mapping, etc.). Identifies and defines key non-functional requirements (e.g., security, availability, performance, etc.) to achieve necessary product metrics. Owns definition of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and features/user stories for delivery product roadmap; in-line with the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) of the greater product vision outlined by SPO and/or Business Director is the final decision maker for product scope * Builds product backlog, prioritize its items to achieve Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and continuously keep it up to date. Holds meetings with the product team to continuously update product backlog. Ensures product features and processes align with applicable Discover compliance and risk management standards. Ensures product adheres to the highest quality standards, including releasing security patches not linked to customers. * Defines functional and non-functional product requirements; ensure completeness; integral and consistent; source of requirements for product team. Creates and validate user story acceptance criteria. Defines and ensures appropriate testing frameworks for product features (e.g., market testing, functional performance, etc.) Works with Data stewards in their respective LOBs to ensure required Data quality controls are identified and implemented. Inspect and evaluate product progress through each iteration. * Partners with business technology to create technical features that are required to continuously optimize system components and underline infrastructure maintenance. * Builds a culture of accountability and ownership by empowering the product team to make decisions as close to the work as possible. Manage dependencies with other team's functions while identifying, building, and managing strategic partnership across different product teams. Bonus Points If You Have * Experience building roadmaps and user story mapping using JIRA. * Some experience or awareness of WebSphere application server, tomcat, and Apache platforms. * Basic knowledge of containerized platforms including Kubernetes, Docker and OpenShift * Basic Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS and Google Cloud * Self starter and an influencer Demonstrate growth mindset, enthusiastic about learning new technologies quickly and applying the gained knowledge to product area. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $70.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Riverwoods,IL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 25, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.