Technical Product Owner for Central Anti-Malware Service (m/f/d) - Primarily Remote

Project overview

For our client, we are currently looking for a technically oriented Product Owner for the Central Anti-Malware Service (m/f/d).

a) Framework Data:

• Duration: from Nov'26 or later
• 30.04.2027 (with the option to extend)
• Utilization: 100% / Full-time (900 hours planned in total)
• Location: On-site work is not strictly necessary, but can be announced with sufficient notice for onboarding or individual on-site meetings. The maximum scope of on-site services is 10%.
• Industry: Public
• Important:
• Candidates must be based in Germany.
• Candidates should be prepared for a security check (Level 2).
• This involves the development of a central security solution for Kubernetes infrastructure. The core of the initiative is to implement a highly available (sidecar) solution that scans workloads within pods for malware in real-time without affecting the ongoing operation of the main applications. As part of the project, accompanying processes around the deployment of the software will also be defined and established, e.g., change management, patch management, incident management (including monitoring, alerting, and incident response), IT quality management during development and operation.

Responsibilities

Skills

• Lead the shaping of our Central Anti-Malware Service.
• Connect the strategic product vision with the cross-platform technical implementation of the service.
• Ensure the integration of the new product into the existing IT architecture together with the technical project management.
• Elicit, analyze, document, and prioritize requirements.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, define clear acceptance criteria, and oversee the acceptance of work results.
• Structure and coordinate upcoming tasks within the development team and support their prioritization and implementation planning.
• Track implementation progress and proactively support the identification of dependencies, risks, and blockers.
• Coordinate technical and functional collaboration within the team and with involved interfaces.
• Prepare functional and technical coordination meetings, reviews, and decisions.
• Bundle and structure open questions and decision needs, and prepare them for the technical project management or the responsible decision-makers.
• Support the technical project management in operational project control, especially in coordination, progress tracking, and follow-up of open points.
• Act as the central operational interface between technical project management, enterprise architecture, development, operations, requesters, and other stakeholders, and coordinate necessary alignments.
• Experience in coordinating and managing IT/development teams and in structured planning and tracking of work packages is required.
• Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Project Lead in an agile environment is required.
• A very good understanding of IT security is required; knowledge of modern anti-malware technologies is desirable.
• Good technical understanding of complex, distributed IT infrastructures and service architectures is required.
• Good knowledge and experience in IT operations and network architecture are desirable.
• Good knowledge and experience in software testing (unit tests, integration tests, user acceptance tests) are desirable.
• Documentation and conception skills, presentation techniques, and knowledge transfer methods are required.
• German language skills at least at C1 level, very good written and spoken expression are required.
• Experience in the public sector is desirable.

Project details

• Start: 16.11.2026
• Duration: 30.04.2027
• Remote: onsite
• Location: 90403 Nürnberg, Mittelfranken, DE
• Languages: German