STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!
Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Product Owner (Infrastructure / Middleware) for a W2 contract opportunity with one of our largest clients !
Candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY.
Title : Product Owner (Infrastructure / Middleware)
Duration : 18 months
Location : Riverwoods, Illinois
Schedule : Hybrid
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
- 4+ years of Agile Coaching, Release Train Engineer, or Scrum Master Experience
- 5+ Years Project Management acceptance testing adequate testing and monitoring Agile communication and presentation skills
- Conducted sprint planning and diligent Jira board maintenance
- 5+ years of Infrastructure / Middleware experience, 2+ years in Layer 7 API Gateway
- 3+ years of application development and implementation experience
- 1+ years of Java experience
- 1+ years of Agile experience
- Demonstrate the ability to create robust automations using shell scripting.
Nice To Have
Java 2. Spring boot 3. Experience with one of UI technologyExpertise in key technologies to be leveraged by the team including Java, CI / CD technologies.Experience in S3, Snowflake, PostgresExperience working with containerization and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes / Openshift) and cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP or others.Experience in key technologies to be leveraged by the team including Java, CI / CD technologiesExperience working with a variety of data platforms such as S3, SnowflakeExperience building and implementing API service architecturesUnderstanding of software testing principles and methodologiesExperience in high availability & scalability design, as well as performance monitoringJOB DESCRIPTION :
Partnering with Product Family Director, the Product Owner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and presenting the vision, strategy and consumer facing roadmaps for OpenShift Container Platform (OCP aka the Red Hat version of Kubernetes / k8s). These product roadmaps will be in alignment with the BT Technical Strategy and operation capabilities.
The Product Owner should have in-depth knowledge of the k8s platform, operators running on the platform, CICD integration to k8s, cluster health observability, and cost optimization awareness. The Developer Experience (DevEx) area is responsible for maintaining a self-service portal, Golden Image creation, helm chart updates and optimization of the platform for the teams that use it.
Responsibilities
Responsible for defining, prioritizing, and accepting initiatives and features, in partnership with consumers and Architects, including acceptance criteria.Accountable for managing the product pipeline (feature backlog) and delivery of these features for every release and iteration.Responsible for delivery of features and accountable for the delivery of User Stories, in partnership with the Scrum Master and TeamManage initiatives and features from a consumer perspective. Identifies, communicates, and breaks down features to define MVP.Responsible for clarifying and communicating features to the delivery team in collaboration with the Product Area DirectorResponsible for writing, refining, and updating user stories in an agile management tool, ensuring the team backlog stays full and prioritized.Plays a significant role in quality and is the only team member empowered to accept features and user stories as complete.Partners with Product Area Director, and Architects on the Product vision / roadmap and initiative prioritization / delivery.Responsible for setting the Objectives and Key Results (OKR's) encompassing their span of control.Responsible for managing product budget / financials, vendor management, risk management, and compliance per the company'spolicies and procedures.Accountable for managing product total cost of ownership (TCO)Ensures the team builds the right product or solution as required in accordance with the Architectural specifications and in alignment with the product roadmap and vision.Engages with stakeholders, Product Owners, and Architects to understand consumer needs.Partners with Chapter Leads to provide input on team member performance ."Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process."