Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers’ greatest challenges.
We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn’t always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can make lasting relationships with your team and collaborate in-person to get the job done-while having the flexibility to work from home when needed to achieve focused results.
Why Enlighten?
At Enlighten, our team’s unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company’s success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:
- 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
- Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
- Education/training allowances.
Anticipated Salary Range: $124,303.00 - $190,000.00. The salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, Enlighten takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function, internal equity and a candidate's education or training, work experience, certifications and key skills. Occasionally positions/roles may include additional non-recurrent compensation and will be addressed by the recruiter during the interview process.
Job Description
Enlighten is looking for an experienced Product Owner to directly support operations and assist in growth strategy with special emphasis on U.S. Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) at JBSA, TX. Will help provide some project management and DevSecOps support from which organic growth is desired. Will assist in data acquisition, data validation and training efforts developed for cyber operations on the government owned Big Data Platform (BDP)/JCRS-D. Will need to be on-site to work with the customer 2-3 days/week in Columbia, MD. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time.
#LI-DW2 #Mid-Senior Level
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Establish, foster and strengthen relationships between company and targeted government customers.
- Function as the lead for data acquisition development and data strategy in support of operations and work to validate data related production capabilities directly into the customers daily operations.
- Function as the SME for Air Force operational BDP capabilities and work to operationalize capabilities into the customer’s daily operations.
- Provide excellent technical support to 16th AF users of the BDP regarding their data needs and requirements. Answer user questions and troubleshoot issues related to data ingest on the platform.
- Responsible for understanding all Tiers of the Air Force Network (AFNET) to support implementing new data pipeline solutions from the Air Force Base (AFB) level to the enterprise.
- Serve as the lead for gathering data requirements from AF customer leads and convey them to developers by establishing and maintaining an Air Force data strategy.
- Responsible for understanding our technology / capabilities and championing accordingly.
- Provide company leadership updates on the project status, key customer engagements and overall assessment of the government's direction and adoption of capabilities.
- Function as the SME for the 16th AF customer landscape. Establish relationships with influential leads with the Chain of Command and help influence government decision making with regards to data.
- Work with the Enlighten’s Customer Experience Group (CEG) to develop and implement development plans, operational roadmaps, and action plans for identified communities of interest.
- Expand future opportunities by working with existing customers. Assist our Air Force program to identify new market opportunities and target markets. Document and maintain opportunities in the company's CEG pipeline tools.
- Develop customer relationships and maintain updated knowledge of customer plans, programs, and general market intelligence.
- Develop an external network of solution partners and providers.
- Collaborate with internal marketing and engineering departments.
- Own the customer experience success from start to finish. Work closely with company development and engineer teams to ensure DevSecOps pipeline delivery dates track with customer targets and timelines.
- Act as the focal point to pushing data capabilities out to the customer. Ensure the customer is fully aware of relevant DevSecOps pipeline touchpoints to ensure acceptance of new updates, features or capabilities.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Security Clearance: Must currently have and maintain an active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
- 9+ years in DoD cyber, agile development, and/or big data with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
- Must have prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.
- Experience directly managing complex technical projects and or programs.
- Understands budget practices and acquisitions shop with the organizations or has relationships with people who do.
- Strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others. Ability to speak in a public forum.
- Excellent interviewing skills including active listening and empathy.
- Will participate in the full lifecycle of Business Development, including proposal support, staffing, opportunity identification, bid / no-bid analysis, RFI / Market Responses, etc.
- Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.
- Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%, sometimes on short notice CONUS. OCONUS travel as necessary.
- Ability to work on customer site 2-3 days a week in Columbia, MD. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes as needed.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience with Software Engineering, Cloud Technologies, Data Engineering and Cyber Security.
- Technical background strong enough to determine system requirements and work closely with engineering and management to ensure accurate design and estimating would be an asset, but not required.
- Experience with moving data at scale, especially using Amazon S3.
- Prior experience or familiarity with Big Data Platforms or Data Lake architectures.
We have many more additional great benefits/perks that you can find on our website at www.enlighten.com.