Technical Product Owner for Virtual Appliance (f/m/d) at IT Security Company

Stellenbeschreibung:

Zertificon Solutions – Software Manufacturer since 2004.

We are IT security specialists: our products encrypt business communications. More than 25% of the 100 highest-revenue companies in Germany, as well as hundreds of medium-sized enterprises across all industries, already use our Z1 encryption solutions. We have big plans and continue to grow steadily. Nearly 140 employees are already working with us in Neukölln. Join our professional, highly qualified team: take on challenges, share your knowledge, learn new things, and discover your potential!

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner with a strong technical mindset to drive the evolution of our Z1 Appliance – the virtual foundation for our server-based security products and services. The Z1 Appliance is a core part of our B2B offering: Historically based on Debian Linux, it is now evolving into a modern container-based platform.

As the central interface between development and business teams, you gather requirements from stakeholders and the market and translate them into clear project specifications
In alignment with our company goals and in close collaboration with the business teams, you develop and own the vision and roadmap for your platform components
You break down complex feature ideas into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
You keep the backlog consistently up to date and well prioritized for your development team
To ensure strong usability, you create lightweight mockups yourself and coordinate mockups and prototypes for larger features with our UI/UX designers
You conduct market and competitive analyses to support the platform strategy
You maintain technology partnerships with virtualization and cloud infrastructure providers and build new collaborations

Qualifications

You have at least 2 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a similar role within an agile team
You bring a strong technical understanding
Writing epics, user stories, and bug reports comes naturally to you
You are familiar with Debian Linux as well as modern technologies such as microservices, container technologies (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructures
Concepts such as clustering, load balancing, multi-tenancy, storage services, and high availability are not new to you
Very good English skills (at least C1) enable smooth collaboration in international teams

Nice to have

Understanding of the design and operation of SaaS infrastructure
Hands‑on experience with UX mockup tools such as Figma or Adobe XD

Our offer

Flexible hours and home office options
Mobility: free Germany-wide public transport ticket, bike leasing, or parking
Subsidies for meals: (e.g., delivery services) and home office internet
Urban Sports Club membership for flexible fitness and wellness
Office perks: rooftop terraces & green courtyard, organic fruit and drinks, personal packages accepted at the office
Get‑togethers: monthly Pizza Friday, regular team events, big summer party
Responsible leadership: structured onboarding, regular feedback, clear goals
Innovative without startup risk: profitable for 20+ years, self‑funded innovation with strong global potential
International team: 120+ colleagues from 30+ countries, open and collaborative culture