AWS Cloud Product Owner

Koniag Technology Solutions, Inc a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an AWS Cloud Product Owner with a Secret security clearance to support KTS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The position is onsite with possibly hybrid availability.

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, paid holidays, paid Vacation, paid sick leave and more.

Koniag Government Services is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Product Owner to join a dynamic team supporting the modernization and scaling of AWS Cloud service offerings for a government agency. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and collaborative leader who is passionate about cloud technology and committed to delivering secure, compliant, and scalable cloud capabilities. The successful candidate will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused, high-performing team, driving the roadmap and execution of AWS Cloud services from concept to delivery. This position requires an active Secret clearance at minimum, with Top Secret preferred.

The AWS Cloud Product Owner will serve as the vision holder and product strategy lead for a focused, high-performing team responsible for supporting, modernizing, and scaling AWS Cloud service offerings used by a government agency. In this role, you will define the product roadmap, translate business and technical requirements into actionable user stories, and partner closely with engineering teams, Scrum Masters, Security Engineers, and agency leadership to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable cloud capabilities.

This role combines strong product ownership and Agile leadership with deep technical literacy in AWS cloud infrastructure, continuous delivery, and federal compliance standards.

Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Product Vision & Strategy: Define, articulate, and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and release plans for the agency’s AWS cloud environment, aligning cloud service offerings with customer missions and business objectives.
Backlog Management: Maintain, refine, and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring user stories have clear acceptance criteria, precise definitions of done, and aligned business values.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Serve as the primary liaison between executive leadership, agency stakeholders, security teams, and engineering execution teams. Communicate technical trade-offs, architecture decisions, and roadmap milestones clearly to non-technical leaders.
Agile Governance: Lead backlog refinement, feature prioritization, and sprint goals; actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.