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

- **Company:** United Launch Alliance
- **Location:** Greenwood Village, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,122.0 - $188,537.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, RAID, Scrum Methodology, Ansible, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Gitlab, Software Version Control, Devsecops, Atlassian Bamboo
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=681d6abd606591f5

## About the Role

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 (burn-up/down, unplanned vs planned work) to improve predictability and delivery quality.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Proven capability to work with architects to define medium- and long-term 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) team-owned 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 SCM-related 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.

## Description

* 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