Technical Product Owner

Role: Technical Product Owner
Location: Sacramento, CA / Walnut Creek, CA / Plano, TX
(Local candidates only 3 Days Onsite Required)
Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Role Summary

We are seeking a Technical Product Owner with a strong IT and Agile background to drive product initiatives across cross-functional engineering teams. The ideal candidate combines product ownership expertise with solid technical knowledge in system architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices.

This role requires close collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to translate business needs into technical deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage product backlog, prioritization, and roadmap execution
• Write and refine user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Partner with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams
• Lead Agile ceremonies (backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos)
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Support API integrations and system architecture discussions
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical solutions

Required Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in:
• Product Management
• Technical Product Ownership
• Business Analysis within IT
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Hands-on experience with:

• JIRA
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of:
• APIs & integrations
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)
• Databases & system architecture
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps practices

Preferred

• CSPO / PSPO / SAFe certifications
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Git, Jenkins
• Monitoring & logging tools
• Automation frameworks

Regards

Tim Patten

tim (at) pullskill (dot) com

551-272-o2o3