Technical Product Owner

Technical Product Owner Opportunity **Overview** CTG’s Melbourne Office specializes in developing software for warehouse management systems, with our largest client being a major US food and beverage manufacturer. This is a full-time-salaried position. Our work culture provides autonomy, a place to learn and grow, and work with people you like. We offer a great deal of flexibility but the position is not remote. **Primary Responsibilities** The technical product owner (TPO) is a senior team leadership position that requires very detailed software development experience. The primary responsibility of the TPO will be to architect, define, and manage the creation of new products and new features for products and systems in the supply chain logistics domain. With new feature requests coming from our customer(s) on a regular basis, the role is to define, scope and estimate this new work. Once the new work is approved for execution, the role is to define and manage the product backlog feeding a set of scrum teams. The TPO owns the work, the definition of the work, and the definition of when this work is complete. This is not an exhaustive list, but provides perspective: The TPO will: + Have a deep technical understanding of software concepts such as: + Design Patterns + Microservice Architectures + Embedded and Application Development + Software languages including C/C++, Java, Python, and C# + Be capable of understanding a project at a systems level + Be capable of creating, deriving, and writing quality requirements, user stories, and designs + Be capable of easily breaking down features into Epics and User Stories that can be executed by Scrum Team Members and have a solid understanding of how the stories will be implemented + Be capable of creating concepts of operation documents for new features + Be capable of creating concepts of test documents that describe automated test features + Be the communication conduit to scrum teams executing work within your product scope + Work independently and in teams with minimal supervision + Enjoy finding the root cause and solving challenging problems + Self-driven to continue learning new concepts, software systems, tools and technology and a desire to teach others **Desired Qualifications** + A BS in computer engineering or computer science + Several years’ experience (5+) as a software developer + An understanding of Lean production techniques as they apply to software development + An understanding of Pull systems Interested in applying, please send your resume to: kimberly.watzek@ctg.com. **About CTG** CTG, a Cegeka company, is at the forefront of digital transformation, providing IT and business solutions that accelerate project momentum and deliver desired value. Over nearly 60 years, we have earned a reputation as a faster and more reliable, results-driven partner. Our vision is to be an indispensable partner to our clients and the preferred career destination for digital and technology experts. CTG leverages the expertise of over 9,000 team members in 19 countries to provide innovative solutions. Together, we operate across the Americas, Europe, and India, working in close cooperation with over 3,000 clients in many of today's highest-growth industries. For more information, visit www.ctg.com . Our culture is a direct result of the people who work at CTG, the values we hold, and the actions we take. In other words, our people define our culture. It's a living, breathing thing that is renewed every day through the ways we engage with each other, our clients, and our communities. Part of our mission is to cultivate a workplace that attracts and develops the best people, reflected by our recognition as a Great Place to Work Certified™ company across many of our global operations. CTG will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws. CTG is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. CTG will assure equal opportunity and consideration to all applicants and employees in recruitment, selection, placement, training, benefits, compensation, promotion, transfer, and release of individuals without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, marital or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other discriminatory factors as required by law. Our Affirmative Action program serves to promote occupational equality and diversity through good faith efforts. CTG is fully committed to promoting employment opportunities for members of protected classes.