(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!

## Your tasks

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

## Your profile

• 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 infrastructures
• Hands-on experience with UX mockup tools such as Figma or Adobe XD
• German language skills

## We 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
• *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](https://www.zertificon.com/en/it-jobs-berlin/work-at-zertificon)

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