As Product Owner for the Developer Platform & Application Security (AppSec) team, you will lead the roadmap and strategy for CI/CD, developer platforms, and application security. Your mission is to enhance the developer experience across the company by aligning technical initiatives with business goals and ensuring secure, efficient development workflows.
Responsibilities:
- Translate strategic plans into team OKRs
- Prioritize and manage the product backlog
- Collaborate with Scrum Masters and stakeholders
- Drive CI/CD and AppSec strategy and roadmap
- Ensure security and compliance of pipelines
- Oversee integration of developer platforms (e.g., Backstage)
- Identify automation and process improvement opportunities
- Track KPIs and delivery progress
- Collaborate with Cloud & Infrastructure teams
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder alignment
- Lead a team of 10 engineers with diverse expertise
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 5 years in a leadership role within software development
Must have skills:
- Strong understanding of SDLC and CI/CD
- Experience with GitLab, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, SonarQube, Backstage, Jira
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Confident and dynamic personality who adapts quickly and thrives in team environments
- Ability to challenge constructively and lead a technical team
- Fluent in English
Nice to have skills:
- Experience with React, Node, WireMock, Playwright
- Knowledge of AI-assisted SDLC
- Familiarity with telco environments
- Familiarity with Offshore development teams
- Dutch language skills