Atlassian Jira and COnfluence Engineer/ Administartor

Atlassian Jira and COnfluence Engineer/ Administartor

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Agile Methodology Atlassian Confluence Cloud Computing Cloud Migration Cloud Technology Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Data Centers Data Migration DevOps Enterprise Architecture External Auditing JIRA Management Single Sign-On (SSO) Stakeholder Communications Stakeholder Management Templates Verification And Validation Workflows

Summary: The role of Atlassian Architect / Jira & Confluence Administrator involves leading the administration and modernization of Atlassian tools for regulated Aerospace & Defense programs, ensuring secure and compliant delivery across various environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with FedRAMP and NIST controls, focusing on optimizing Jira and Confluence implementations. Responsibilities include architecting workflows, managing service configurations, and integrating with security protocols. The position requires collaboration with security and compliance teams to maintain traceability and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect, administer, and optimize Jira, Confluence, and related Atlassian ecosystem.
  • Design and maintain workflows, schemes, fields, permissions, notifications, and project templates for Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban).
  • Own Jira Service Management configuration (request types, SLAs, queues, approvals, KB) aligned to NIST 800171 SSPs and policy.
  • Implement and document audit trails, log retention, and evidence collection aligned to NIST 80053 Rev. 5 and FedRAMP baselines.
  • Lead/execute Data Center Cloud migration for Jira/Confluence, including test plans, data transforms, marketplace apps, and cutover.
  • Integrate Atlassian with SSO (SAML/OIDC), LDAP/AD, and role-based access control.
  • Build CI/CD automations and standardize promotion/change workflows.
  • Script and automate admin tasks.
  • Operate in hybrid AWS/Azure environments.
  • Partner with Security/Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, and Program teams to ensure traceability from control to evidence to artifact.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years administering/architecting Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) at scale in a regulated or federal environment.
  • Proven migration experience (planning, data migration, app rationalization, cutover, validation).
  • Jira Service Management expertise.
  • SSO/Identity experience.
  • Scripting proficiency.
  • Excellent documentation, stakeholder communication, and cross-team facilitation.
  • U.S. Citizen (required).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are seeking an experienced Atlassian Architect / Jira & Confluence Administrator to lead platform administration and modernization for regulated Aerospace & Defense programs. The role focuses on secure, compliant delivery of Jira, Confluence, and adjacent DevOps tooling across onprem and cloud (AWS/Azure) environments. The ideal contractor has handson experience aligning Atlassian implementations with FedRAMP baselines and NIST 80053/800171 controls.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, administer, and optimize Jira, Confluence, and related Atlassian ecosystem .

  • Design and maintain workflows, schemes, fields, permissions, notifications, and project templates for Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban).

  • Own Jira Service Management configuration (request types, SLAs, queues, approvals, KB) aligned to NIST 800171 SSPs and policy.

  • Implement and document audit trails, log retention, and evidence collection aligned to NIST 80053 Rev. 5 and FedRAMP baselines.

  • Lead/execute Data Center Cloud migration for Jira/Confluence, including test plans, data transforms, marketplace apps, and cutover.

  • Integrate Atlassian with SSO (SAML/OIDC), LDAP/AD, and rolebased access control.

  • Build CI/CD automations and standardize promotion/change workflows.

  • Script and automate admin tasks

  • Operate in hybrid AWS/Azure environments

  • Partner with Security/Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, and Program teams to ensure traceability from control to evidence to artifact.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years administering/architecting Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) at scale in a regulated or federal environment.

  • Proven migration experience (planning, data migration, app rationalization, cutover, validation).

  • Jira Service Management expertise

  • SSO/Identity experience.

  • Scripting proficiency

  • Excellent documentation, stakeholder communication, and crossteam facilitation.

  • U.S. Citizen (required).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Atlassian Certifications

  • Experience with Jira Align

  • Prior work in Aerospace & Defense or with U.S. federal agencies.


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