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About this Technical Product Owner role at CACI

CACI · Onsite · Florham Park, NJ, US
Job Title: Technical Product Owner

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:

  • Join a mission-focused program team as the technical bridge between program leadership, government stakeholders, and a multi-disciplinary software development team.
  • Own product objectives and requirements for a fast-moving software product, driving development from concept through delivery.
  • Work directly across engineering, R&D, and methodologies functions to ensure the highest-quality product execution and accurate progress tracking.
  • Serve as a key day-to-day technical leader, with direct visibility into program strategy through the Program Manager


Responsibilities:

  • Understand and translate key product objectives and requirements into actionable engineering tasks.
  • Participate in design reviews, evaluating proposed architectures/solutions for alignment with requirements, scalability, and technical soundness.
  • Conduct or participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, architecture decisions, and quality expectations.
  • Triage GitLab (or equivalent) tickets at the task level — assess technical scope, identify dependencies and blockers, and flag gaps between defined tasks and actual requirements.
  • Own and track end-to-end development progress across SW Task Leads, Engineers, Developers, and Testers.
  • Ensure the product development process consistently produces high-quality, on-schedule deliverables.
  • Provide day-to-day support to the development team, ensuring necessary resources, tools, and support services are available.
  • Coordinate closely with the Program Tech Lead, R&D Manager, and Methodologies Manager to align technical direction and capability development.
  • Define and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with government stakeholders and the SW Task Lead.
  • Identify risks to schedule, quality, or requirements and escalate to the Program Manager with proposed mitigations.
  • Facilitate communication and documentation between the SW Team and program managers, customers, and peers.
  • Support sw assurance processes and practices, holding the development team accountable to defined standards.
  • Act as a secondary point of contact for the Government Sponsor and Partner teams on technical/product matters.
  • Coordinate with Program Lab Manager and Program Security Specialist on resource and access needs affecting development.
  • Track and report product-level progress metrics to the Program Manager and other Stakeholders
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tooling.


Qualifications:
Required: 

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 7+ years of hands-on software engineering or development experience, including recent (within the last 2-3 years) coding, design, or architecture work.
  • 2+ years of experience in a Product Owner, technical program coordination, or similar cross-functional leadership role.
  • Demonstrated experience translating product/mission requirements into engineering execution plans.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting design and/or code reviews, and triaging technical tickets (GitLab, Jira, or equivalent) at the task level.
  • Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum practices and backlog management.
  • Experience coordinating across multiple technical teams (engineering, QA, R&D) simultaneously.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing non-technical stakeholders.

Desired:

  • Experience working within a U.S. Government contracting environment.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMP, or equivalent certification.
  • Prior experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community software programs.
  • Familiarity with software assurance, secure development practices, or DevSecOps pipelines.

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.


Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$113,200 - $237,800

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
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