Technical Product Owner

About Qualysoft · 25 years of experience in software engineering, established in Vienna, Austria · Active in Romania since 2007, with office in central Bucharest (Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara 54B) · Delivering End to End IT Consulting Services - From Team Augmentation and Dedicated Teams to Custom Software Development · We deliver scalable enterprise systems, intelligent automation frameworks, and digital transformation platforms · Cross-industry experience by sustaining global players in BSFI (Banking, financial services and insurance), Telecom,Retail & E-commerce, Energy and Utilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Logitics, High Tech · Global Presence: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania, and Indonesia · International team of 500+ software engineers · Strategic partnerships: Microsoft Cloud Certified Partner, Tricentis Solutions Partner in Test Automation and Test Management, Creatio Exclusive Partner, Doxee Implementation Partner · Powered by cutting-edge technologies: AI, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, IoT, and Test Automation. · Project beneficiaries ranging from large-scale enterprises to startups · Stable growth and revenue increase year over year, a resilient organisation in volatile IT market conditions · Quality-first mindset, culture of innovation, and long-term client partnerships · Global and local reach – trusted by key industry players in Europe and the US Responsibilities • Roadmap Support: Develop and maintain the joint roadmap for the Cloud (AWS) and Local Infrastructure teams together with the Infrastructure Services Manager. Convert strategic direction — cost, security, compliance, automation, modernization — into programs with clear scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria. • Backlog Management: Own the joint backlog across both teams. Write technical user stories and acceptance criteria. Prioritize based on business value, technical risk, compliance requirements, and team capacity. • Cross-Team Program Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-team initiatives spanning AWS and on-premises environments — platform rollouts, infrastructure migrations, compliance initiatives, automation programs. • Application Team Coordination: Coordinate infrastructure projects and changes with application teams across the organization, aligning timelines, dependencies, and operational impact. • Sprint & Delivery Coordination: Partner with engineering leads to run sprint planning, backlog grooming, and delivery tracking across both teams. Manage incoming requests and ensure the team operates against agreed priorities. • Stakeholder Management: Be the bridge between infrastructure teams and application owners, security, architecture, finance, audit, and senior management. Translate technical context into business language and communicate business priorities back to the technical teams. • Decision Tracking: Participate in design reviews, architecture sessions, and incident post-mortems. Capture decisions and their rationale, ensure they are reflected in the roadmap and backlog, and follow up when context changes. • Technical Fluency: A conceptual understanding of AWS (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, cost management) and the supporting tooling (Terraform, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Vault, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki), to follow technical discussions and coordinate work with the Cloud team. Awareness of Microsoft-centric concepts on the local infrastructure side (Active Directory, Entra ID, OIDC, M365) for coordination with that team. • Reporting & Metrics: Track program delivery against roadmap, platform adoption, cost trends, incident patterns, and automation coverage. Use these metrics to inform continuous improvement across the platforms. • Management Support: Represent the Infrastructure Services Manager in operational and delivery forums when required, ensuring continuity of decision-making and team coordination. Nice to have: • Experience in energy, utilities, or other regulated, mission-critical sectors. • FinOps fluency — cloud cost optimization, commitment-based pricing models, application-level cost allocation. • Familiarity with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow — change, request fulfillment, custom workflows. • Prior hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI, or similar tooling. • Product management certifications (CSPO, SAFe POPM) or AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate). Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). • At least 3 years in a hands-on technical role (DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Architecture) and at least 3 years in a Product Owner, Technical Program Manager, Delivery Lead, or Platform Lead capacity. • A conceptual understanding of AWS and modern DevOps practices — CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, container orchestration, observability — to follow technical discussions and coordinate work with the team. Awareness of Microsoft-centric concepts (Active Directory, Entra ID, OIDC) for coordination with the local infrastructure team. • Experience coordinating infrastructure work with application teams, including managing dependencies, change windows, and operational impact. • Experience writing technical user stories and acceptance criteria for senior engineering teams. • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with proficiency in written and spoken English. Comfortable producing executive-level briefings and reporting on delivery, adoption, and cost metrics. What We Offer · Premium medical package · Lunch Tickets & Pluxee Card · Bookster subscription · 13th salary/yearly bonuses · Enterprise job security with a startup mentality (diverse & engaging environment, international exposure, flat hierarchy) under the stability of a secure multinational · A supportive culture (we value ownership, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance) with great colleagues, team events and activities · Flexible working program and openness to remote work · Collaborative mindset – employees shape their own benefits, tools, team events and internal practices · Diverse opportunities in Software Development with international exposure · Flexibility to choose projects aligned with your career path and technical goals · Access to leading learning platforms, courses, and certifications (Pluralsight, Udemy, Microsoft, Google Cloud) · Career growth & learning – mentorship programs, certifications, professional development opportunities, and above-market salary *We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.*