Company Overview
By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.
Position Overview
By Light is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, roadmap, and execution of RangeOS—our next‑generation cyber range orchestration platform deployed across global training environments. This role operates with minimal supervision and requires close collaboration with engineering, cyber operations, program leadership, and multi‑vendor partners. The Product Owner will translate mission needs into actionable requirements, prioritize development, and ensure successful delivery of capabilities that support individual and collective cyber training.
Responsibilities
- Define, maintain, and communicate the RangeOS product vision, roadmap, and release strategy.
- Translate operational, customer, and stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
- Prioritize the product backlog to maximize mission impact, technical feasibility, and delivery velocity.
- Work closely with engineering teams to ensure alignment between requirements, design, and implementation.
- Coordinate with cyber range operators, exercise planners, and multi‑vendor partners to validate capabilities and workflows.
- Support deployment planning, release readiness, and integration across RCS, ECS, and cloud environments.
- Develop and maintain product documentation, feature briefs, and customer‑facing materials.
- Serve as the primary voice of the customer, ensuring RangeOS capabilities meet operational training objectives.
Analysis and Design
- Collaborate with engineering to shape solution designs that meet functional and non‑functional requirements.
- Assess technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks across the product lifecycle.
- Estimate effort and complexity for new features and enhancements.
Backlog and Feature Management
- Write clear, concise user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Groom and refine the backlog to ensure development teams have well‑defined, ready‑to‑execute work.
- Validate completed features against requirements and mission needs.
- Drive continuous improvement in product workflows, usability, and performance.
Documentation
- Internal : Produce clear requirements, user stories, and release notes for engineering and program teams.
- Process : Maintain product artifacts, roadmaps, and decision logs.
- External : Develop customer‑facing guides, feature descriptions, and training materials.
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