Full-Time

Product Owner

Updated on 9/4/2026

American Operations

American Operations

51-200 employees

Delivers national defense technology solutions

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Montgomery, AL, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Cybersecurity
DevOps

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Requirements
  • A DoD Secret Clearance is required.
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • Seven or more years of enterprise application support experience are required.
  • Experience with Agile backlog management is required.
  • Experience with requirements analysis is required.
  • Experience with user story decomposition is required.
  • Experience with operational workflow analysis is required.
  • Experience with enterprise system sustainment is required.
  • Experience with functional mission support is required.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the operational and functional owner of the product backlog for assigned BMx systems or capability areas.
  • Work directly with Government stakeholders, Functional SMEs, Help Desk personnel, Scrum Masters, System Architects, and DevSecOps leadership to align backlog priorities with operational mission requirements, maintenance workflows, PMEL operations, modernization objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and cloud migration activities.
  • Perform backlog refinement, user story prioritization, acceptance criteria development, technical debt prioritization, modernization sequencing coordination, and operational release alignment.
  • Balance sustainment demands, emergent deficiencies, modernization initiatives, and operational priorities so Agile teams deliver the highest operational value without destabilizing mission-critical workflows.
  • Evaluate modernization candidates and validate operational impacts.
  • Prioritize technical debt remediation.
  • Coordinate release readiness activities affecting maintenance scheduling, calibration workflows, readiness reporting, and enterprise logistics operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Functional expertise in maintenance, logistics, or PMEL environments is preferred.
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification is preferred.
  • Scrum Product Owner certification is preferred.

American Operations focuses on national defense and security by delivering mission-critical technology solutions for federal partners. It runs two SB JV units with Tetra Tech Federal IT to expand capacity and capabilities (AAS and ATS). Its offerings include enterprise technology modernization, battlespace interoperability, aviation systems engineering and operations, facility and workspace management, and global logistics, delivered by TS-cleared, scalable teams and a multinational footprint. The goal is to help federal partners meet mission-critical requirements worldwide with end-to-end, scalable technology, interoperability, aviation, facilities, and logistics solutions.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chantilly, Virginia

Founded

1983

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • American Ops won OASIS+ prime status in 2026, expanding federal access.
  • The company can chase task orders through 2034, extending sales runway.
  • Current DoD repeat-business signals, including 23 awards, support sticky customer relationships.

What critics are saying

  • NAVSEA facilities support contract N0002422F3001 expires 2027-04-05, exposing renewal risk.
  • American Ops shows only $8.2 million current obligated awards, concentrating revenue with DoD.
  • A lost recompete on the $17.9 million incumbent contract would hit 2027 revenue.

What makes American Operations unique

  • American Ops targets federal defense work with TS-cleared teams and mission solutions.
  • It holds prime OASIS+ domains through 2034, including Intelligence and Technical Engineering.
  • Leadership boasts over $1.5 billion pipeline across AI/ML, interoperability, logistics, and facilities.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance