Network Component Product Owner

Description

Network Component Product Owner

Location: Hybrid Knutsford 3 days on site

Duration: 18/12/2026

Rate £646

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

Own a component area (e.g., segmentation, NAC, DDI, egress, SIEM detections, runbook automation) within the pod. Refine epics into stories with clear acceptance tests; manage dependencies and keep delivery flow unblocked.

Responsibilities

Story elaboration: translate risk/controls and design artefacts into user stories; define DoR/DoD; orchestrate UAT.

Dependency management: maintain cross?tower dependency map (networks, identity, endpoint, SOC, service management) and negotiate sequencing.

Change enablement: co?create standard change models and evidence packs with Tech Leads; ensure PIR actions feed the backlog.

Reporting: visualise progress and value (burn?up, control coverage) and maintain a tight feedback loop with the Key Product Owner.Must?Have Skills & Experience

5+ years as PO/BA in network/security domains; excellent story writing and backlog hygiene.

Comfortable with config/policy artefacts (firewall baselines, ISE/NAC policy, DDI plans, proxy/ZTNA, SIEM rules).

ITIL change fluency; ServiceNow request/change models.

Preferred Certifications

PSPO / CSPO; ITIL 4 Foundation; vendor fundamentals in one or more stacks (Cisco/Zscaler/Fortinet/Splunk/Infoblox/Forescout).KPIs

Backlog health (aging, WIP, throughput); % first?time pass against DoD; change lead? xjnqpsq time and change?related incidents

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