Location: Crawley, United KingdomThales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.In this role you will be helping to build the next generation of Engineering Environments in the UK using modern deployment methods on a cloud based platform.As a Technical Product Owner, you will work both as part of an agile development team and as part of our Technical Leadership team. You will maximise the value of the products delivered by the development / deployment team and are in charge of satisfying the needs of the internal customers. You will also act as the primary interface between the development team, the Portfolio Product Owner and the end users of the engineering environments. Defines the order in which the features for their team will be developed and works with the Portfolio Product Owner and other Product Owners to ensure that this fits with the objectives for the overall team.Is accountable for the Product Backlog for their team in terms of content and priorities.Ideally you'll have a software or systems engineering background in order to understand and credibly represent & promote best practice ways of working and tooled up processes. One of these roles will champion the non-LEWIS applications (old and new, and how we archive programme work securely), and the other will be more cloud software development environment biased.Thorough understanding of, and experience of applying, the current best practices for software development including: DevSecOps, Agile, CI/CD, TDD, BDD, XP and Lean. Understanding of both cloud and secure development environments to be able to architect and improve both existing and new bespoke environments.Ability to define and implement a suite of service offerings to support their architected development environments including required tooling, infrastructure, and internal services.Experience in some or all of the following software applications is a plus:Attlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)Jfrog Platform (Artifactory/XRay)GitLabBlack DuckSiemens PolarionThales is a great place to work so diversity, integrity and a passion for what we do are very important drivers for us. Benefits:Performance-related bonusHalf day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:0028 days annual leave (plus
We’re Hiring: Product Owner - Software Development in Oxford employer: Thales Group
Thales is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Crawley. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide extensive training opportunities, competitive benefits including private medical insurance and annual bonuses, and a supportive environment where your contributions directly impact the future of technology. Join us to be part of a team that values diversity, encourages creativity, and prioritises ethical AI solutions.
