Modeling Simulation and Training Team Product Owner

Job Description

Gray Analytics was founded in 2018 with a vision to bring innovative and creative solutions in the cybersecurity, IT, engineering, and scientific spheres. Our customers span across the commercial and federal domains with our goal being to bring excellent customer service to our clients and employees.

Without the bureaucracy that often exists in larger corporations, Gray Analytics offers increased work flexibility, visibility in company progress, and greater opportunities for advancement. It's with our employees' support that we can help our clients achieve mission and operational success.

At Gray Analytics, our goal is simple: to help our country, its businesses, and its organizations improve security in the Cyber realm. Period.

Position: Modeling Simulation and Training Team Product Owner

Location: Huntsville, AL

Status: Full-time exempt

Position Description:

The Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Modeling, Simulation and Training (MST) Product Owner (PO) will work as a member of the Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office.

The MST PO will be responsible for the following:

Reviewing/understanding Systems Engineering concepts/designs/algorithms, working with Program Management to set priorities for new capabilities and defects, and providing guidance to the MST team for each Program Increment (PI) and Sprint.

Creating and presenting technical briefings, demonstrations, and advisement to leadership.

Report on status; recommended courses of actions, competing capabilities, performance, risks, and impacts to the IFMC mission.

Support the team in the development of acceptance criteria for MST tasks and stories, as well as be responsible for the verification of work performed by the MST team.

Ideal candidate will have:

Good understanding of modeling and simulations for sensors and weapon systems and general knowledge of scenario changes (defense planning, threats) needed to test new command and control capability.

Ability to create and maintain a prioritized product backlog of user stories and tasks and be able to work directly with the Agile software developers to meet deadlines and program objectives.

Selected candidate must be within recruiting distance or willing to relocate at their own expense to Huntsville, AL.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, the sciences, mathematics, or a related field

Minimum of 7 years combined Government/DoD experience in performing the essential duties listed above or related experience

US Citizenship Required; Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Desired Qualifications:

Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher

Previous experience with/knowledge of IBCS, PATRIOT, MEADS, THAAD, C2BMC, or AEGIS

The ability to "move out" and champion your ideas, architectures, designs, enthusiasm; independent critical thinking; and possessing a team attitude.

Experience in JIRA/Confluence

Possessing an Agilist Certification

ABET Accredited degree

Security Requirements:

Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance or higher.

About Gray Analytics

Gray Analytics values our employees as our most important resource. To showcase these values, we offer not only traditional medical, disability, life, etc. coverages that begin on day one of employment, but also unique benefits to improve our employees' quality of life. Some of these unique benefits include:

A PTO policy based on total years of experience, not years of service to the company. PTO is available for use immediately at hire, subject to company needs.

Eligibility for 401K contributions and company matching, Pet Insurance through Spot, Flexible Spending Account, and Tuition and Professional Development Funds begin on day one of employment.

Charitable donations program on a yearly and quarterly basis where employees can nominate a non-profit of choice to receive donations.

Gray Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. Gray Analytics, Inc. welcomes minority and veteran applicants.

Full-time