Cloud Product Owner (AWS | SAFe | CI/CD) - St. Louis POST NUMBER: 447174
(Please Note: No form of employment accommodations or sponsorship are being considered)
Position Overview
The ideal candidate will blend exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills with deep technical proficiency in AWS ecosystems, cloud initiatives/migrations, and DevOps methodologies within a SAFe Agile environment.
This role serves as the strategic link between engineering teams, operations, and senior leadership, translating business goals into actionable product features that drive scalability, innovation, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Own the product roadmap and backlog for internal developer-facing platforms, ensuring alignment with business objectives, engineering priorities, and technical feasibility.
- Serve as the voice of the customer and business, driving the delivery of AWS-based solutions with a clear focus on scalability, cost-efficiency, and security.
- Guide Agile teams through Scrum and SAFe ceremonies, fostering continuous delivery and incremental improvement through CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
- Facilitate backlog refinement and story creation; ensure work items are technically scoped and feasible for engineering execution.
- Collaborate with cloud engineers and architects to define, prioritize, and deliver infrastructure-as-code, automated deployment solutions, and cloud-native enhancements.
- Monitor cloud platform performance, usage, and cost, driving optimization initiatives across AWS and Azure environments.
- Promote modern engineering practices including test-driven development, continuous integration, and cloud-native DevSecOps principles.
- Identify and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and cross-team initiatives in complex, regulated, and data-intensive environments.
- Communicate product vision, priorities, and team progress effectively across stakeholders from developers to executives.
Experience:
- 5 years experience of technology and product ownership within cloud-centric environments.
- Strong experience with Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban frameworks including planning, ceremonies, and metrics.
- Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure, tools, and services; familiarity with Azure is a plus.
- Proven ability to collaborate with engineering teams on cloud migrations, containerization, infrastructure automation, and platform optimization.
- Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, and tools such as Terraform, Git, Jenkins, or equivalent.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and presentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Additional Details:
- Employment Type: Perm / Direct-Hire
- Start Date: Immediate
- Location: Onsite / Downtown St. Louis
- Compensation: $150 - $170 p/h based on skills and experience
- Engagement Status: No form of sponsorship or employment arrangements are being considered at this time.
Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration!
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.