Product Manager/Jira SME

UpSlope Advisors is seeking a qualified Product Manager/Jira SME to join our team.  This person will provide services to ensure recommended technology and capabilities meet community IT standards and are consistent with services in use across the Agency and the community.   The frequency of occurrence of the below-listed requirements are weekly, unless otherwise stated. 

Duties include but are not limited to: 

• Execute the agile release management lifecycle which includes daily scheduling, coordinating, and the management of releases every 8 weeks across the enterprise for all customer facing external websites on all domains (Top Secret, Secret and Unclassified).
• Maintain and track Agile development schedule in an appropriate project management capability (e.g. Redmine, JIRA, etc.).
• Manage and lead client software release leveraging Agile processes, tools and templates.
• Decompose customer requests into features.
• Define and document acceptance criteria for each story clearly.
• Work closely with Government stakeholders to effectively manage customer expectations for all software releases.
• Work directly with internal and external stakeholders, including senior staff and department managers, to ensure successful translation of requirements into high-quality product deliverables.
• Track action items and actively identify and mitigate risks.
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
• Conduct release readiness reviews, backlog grooming sessions, release planning events, milestone reviews, and business go/no-go decisions.
• Formulate and translate user or functional requirements and mission needs into technical terminology and specifications.
• Maintain the release schedule and program road map for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and programs.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, features and user stories.
• Review test cases against stories’ acceptance criteria.
• Assist in maintaining configuration management of product backlog.
  
• Actively participating in testing and Q&A sessions.
• Conducting release readiness reviews, backlog grooming sessions, release planning events, milestone reviews, and Sprint Demos.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience within related field with 11-14 years of work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Agile Release Management including planning and/or management of release schedule and activities.
• Demonstrated experience applying Agile software practices and/or software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams handling customer feedback requirements, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and developing capability/tools documentation.
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Agile Certification.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take the initiative to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Working knowledge of quality assurance/testing methodologies.
  

Desired Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years experience working with JIRA applications.

Security Requirement:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance

About Us
UpSlope Advisors is an 8(a), professional engineering services company that provides expert mission-first technical and programmatic support for US Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), and Federal agencies. As a ‘Mission First / People First’ company, we believe that success starts with the people. Our employees are the heart of our client(s) mission and enabling success for both our clients and employees requires opportunity for personal and professional growth. At UpSlope, we take pride in our ability to offer a competitive benefits package and a balanced work environment that allows our employees to thrive.