(Junior) Technical Product Owner (f/m/d) – Virtual Appliance & Container Platform

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 specificationsIn alignment with our company goals and in close collaboration with the business teams, you develop and own the vision and roadmap for your platform componentsYou break down complex feature ideas into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteriaYou keep the backlog consistently up to date and well prioritized for your development teamTo ensure strong usability, you create lightweight mockups yourself and coordinate mockups and prototypes for larger features with our UI/UX designersYou conduct market and competitive analyses to support the platform strategyYou 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 teamYou bring a strong technical understandingWriting epics, user stories, and bug reports comes naturally to youYou are familiar with Debian Linux as well as modern technologies such as microservices, container technologies (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructuresConcepts such as clustering, load balancing, multi-tenancy, storage services, and high availability are not new to youVery good English skills (at least C1) enable smooth collaboration in international teams Nice to Have Understanding of the design and operation of SaaS infrastructuresHands-on experience with UX mockup tools such as Figma or Adobe XDGerman language skills Our offer Flexible hours and home office optionsMobility: free Germany-wide public transport ticket, bike leasing, or parkingSubsidies for meals: (e.g., delivery services) and home office internetUrban Sports Club membership for flexible fitness and wellnessOffice perks: rooftop terraces & green courtyard, organic fruit and drinks, personal packages accepted at the officeGet-togethers: monthly Pizza Friday, regular team events, big summer partyResponsible leadership: structured onboarding, regular feedback, clear goalsInnovative without startup risk: profitable for 20+ years, self-funded innovation with strong global potentialInternational team: 120+ colleagues from 30+ countries, open and collaborative culture If that resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Want to know more? Please have a look at our Work at Zertificon page: https://www.zertificon.com/en/it-jobs-berlin/work-at-zertificon Questions? You can reach our HR team at jobs@zertificon.com