Technical Product & Delivery Lead 3 (Ground Software - Automation)

• Own and maintain the team-level backlog, ensuring alignment with Program Backlog priorities and strategic objectives.
• Write and refine epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria and definition of done, collaborating with Tech Leads for technical feasibility and sequencing.
• Represent the voice of the customer and business needs in day-to-day team decisions and Agile ceremonies.
• Lead sprint planning, delivery, and roadmap execution, coordinating dependencies and managing stakeholder priorities.
• Accept completed work against acceptance criteria, escalate scope or priority conflicts as needed, and produce reporting for assigned areas.
• Develop and maintain RAID logs, support continuous improvement, and drive measurable outcomes across delivery scope.
• Facilitate onboarding, enablement, and upskilling for new team members and roles.
• Lead cross-team coordination for migration, modernization, and operational support initiatives (e.g., GitLab migrations, cloud ops readiness, build pipeline reliability

Minimum of 4 years of related work experience, * Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university

• Strong backlog management and story-writing discipline; comfortable operating at execution-level detail.
• Technical fluency to engage substantively with Tech Leads and Solution Architects about feasibility and tradeoffs.
• Clear communicator, able to translate between business stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Experience in a Scrum/SAFe team-level Product Owner capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead team delivery, coordinate dependencies, and manage stakeholder priorities.
• Consistent, high-quality work; dependable and proactive.
• Strong ability to leverage metrics (burnup/down, unplanned vs planned work) to improve predictability and delivery quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven capability to work with architects to define medium and longterm technical roadmaps and convert them into actionable backlog updates.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/EKS), CI/CD pipelines, Software Configuration Management (SCM), and DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with migration leadership, build discipline, and operational support excellence.
• Exposure to configuration management, version control, and automation tools (e.g., GitLab, Bamboo, SonarQube, JFrog).
• Ability to drive continuous improvement, mentor peers, and propose scalable solutions.
• Deep, hands-on experience leading vision across stakeholders and workflows.
• Trusted to own and evolve complex business logic and domain features; recognized for system-level thinking and proactive risk identification.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and improving software delivery processes, including automation opportunities, procedural refinements, and system level conversions.
• Ability to support and enhance Software Configuration Management (SCM) teamowned products such as Ansible playbooks, containerized test environments, and automated population of configuration data.
• Proven track record in driving configuration integrity, reproducibility, and deployment readiness across multiteam mission workflows.
• Experience analyzing and updating backlogs for SCMrelated work, including dependency mapping, upcoming epics, and workflow documentation.
• Strong systems thinking ability to understand where SCM fits within ULA Software Engineering teams and ensure alignment with downstream consumers.

We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

At ULA, the Technical Product & Delivery Lead 3 (Ground Software - Automation) is responsible for translating program-level features and priorities into actionable, well-defined stories for an engineering team within the Software Engineering organization at ULA. This role is pivotal in ensuring delivery excellence, technical alignment, and stakeholder satisfaction. The TPD operates at the intersection of business needs and technical execution, collaborating closely with Tech Leads, Solution Architects, Product Managers, and end users., ULA is a participant in the federal E-Verify Program. Posters in PDF format pertaining to this program can be accessed by clicking on the links identified below. E-Verify Participation poster (English / Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English / Spanish).

Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires covered employees to follow a post selection notification process. A hired candidate may opt out of this process by notifying the hiring manager in writing at the time the offer is accepted ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other categories protected by law.