Technical Product Specialist - Kajeet
McLean, DC
About the Job
About Kajeet:
Kajeet provides optimized IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable, and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, state, and local governments. Kajeet's private network solutions simplify private wireless to allow customers to design, install and manage their own private wireless networks. Since 2003, Kajeet has helped thousands of organizations connect over a million devices around the world.
Technical Product Specialist
We are seeking a versatile and proactive Technical Product Specialist to join our team. This hybrid role combines the hands-on expertise of a Hardware Specialist with the strategic vision of a Product Manager, enhanced by project management and vendor management skills. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in networking equipment, cellular devices, modern software architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). You will play a pivotal role in managing technical products, driving projects, and ensuring the successful integration of innovative technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, and our extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.
Kajeet, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by law.
Kajeet provides optimized IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable, and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, state, and local governments. Kajeet's private network solutions simplify private wireless to allow customers to design, install and manage their own private wireless networks. Since 2003, Kajeet has helped thousands of organizations connect over a million devices around the world.
Technical Product Specialist
We are seeking a versatile and proactive Technical Product Specialist to join our team. This hybrid role combines the hands-on expertise of a Hardware Specialist with the strategic vision of a Product Manager, enhanced by project management and vendor management skills. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in networking equipment, cellular devices, modern software architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). You will play a pivotal role in managing technical products, driving projects, and ensuring the successful integration of innovative technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct vendor management activities, including sourcing, evaluating, and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
- Perform detailed device testing and comparisons, evaluating performance, reliability, and compliance with specifications.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to design, prototype, and test technical solutions.
- Plan, prioritize, and manage technical projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget and scope.
- Serve as a product liaison, collecting feedback and translating user needs into actionable requirements.
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop and enhance product features and functionalities implemented in cloud based platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
- Create and maintain documentation, including technical specifications, testing protocols, evaluation reports, and project plans.
- Analyze incomplete requirements and take initiative to “fill in the blanks” with creative, functional solutions.
- Monitor emerging technology trends and provide recommendations for product innovation and improvement.
- Facilitate project meetings, track milestones, and ensure alignment across teams.
- Provide technical support and training to internal teams and customers as needed.
- Strong expertise in device testing, benchmarking, and comparison methodologies.
- Proven experience with networking equipment and cellular devices.
- Familiarity with modern software architecture and design patterns.
- Basic programming skills (e.g., Python, C, or similar).
- Proficiency with Linux operating systems.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Strong understanding of hardware and software integration.
- Solid project management skills, including experience with planning, scheduling, and resource allocation.
- Experience in vendor management, including supplier evaluation, negotiation, and relationship building.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to define and execute solutions with incomplete information.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Degree or certification in electronics, computer science, or a related field.
- Experience in a product management role or similar cross-functional position.
- Familiarity with IoT devices, cloud platforms, or embedded systems.
- Experience in stakeholder management and delivering complex technical projects.
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, and our extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.
Kajeet, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by law.
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