Jira Solutions Specialist Lead Engineer
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Job Location:
Boulder, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Jira Solutions Specialist Lead Engineer
Location: Boulder CO
Experience: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam
We are seeking an experienced Jira Solutions Specialist Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Atlassian Jira administration customization integration and process optimization. The ideal candidate will lead enterprise-level Jira implementations and enhancements ensuring the platform effectively supports agile project delivery workflow automation and cross-team collaboration. This role involves designing scalable solutions managing complex configurations integrating Jira with other enterprise systems and providing technical leadership for engineering and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities-
Lead the design architecture configuration and administration of Jira Software Jira Service Management Confluence and related Atlassian tools.
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Analyze business and technical requirements to translate them into scalable Jira configurations workflows automation rules and custom solutions.
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Configure custom screens fields dashboards reports permission schemes and notification schemes.
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Develop and maintain custom Jira plugins scripts and automation using Groovy Java REST APIs and ScriptRunner.
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Manage system integrations between Jira and enterprise tools such as GitHub Jenkins ServiceNow Slack and CI/CD pipelines.
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Perform Jira data migration instance consolidation upgrades performance tuning and capacity planning.
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Provide governance and best-practice guidance for Jira usage development lifecycle workflows and agile project management.
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Lead troubleshooting incident response and root-cause analysis related to Jira performance and configuration issues.
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Collaborate with engineering product operations and leadership teams to enhance workflow efficiency and reporting visibility.
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Train and mentor Jira administrators technical teams and business stakeholders.
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Maintain platform security compliance backups and documentation.
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12 years of overall IT experience with extensive hands-on expertise in Jira administration and Atlassian platform engineering.
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Proven track record in configuring customizing and scaling Jira for large enterprise environments.
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Strong experience with ScriptRunner Groovy scripting REST APIs automation and plugin development.
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Experience designing and supporting complex workflows project configurations and integration solutions.
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Solid understanding of Agile Scrum SAFe ITSM and DevOps methodologies.
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Experience with Confluence administration and knowledge base configuration.
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Strong analytical problem-solving and technical leadership skills.
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Excellent communication documentation and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
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Atlassian certifications such as ACP-610 ACP-620 ACP-120 or equivalent experience.
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Experience working with Jira Cloud migrations and Atlassian Cloud-to-Cloud or Server-to-Cloud transitions.
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Knowledge of Linux/Windows server administration and database systems (PostgreSQL MySQL SQL Server).
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Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins Bamboo or GitLab.
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Familiarity with ServiceNow AWS Azure or other enterprise integration platforms.
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Ability to support reporting using Jira dashboards eazyBI or Power BI.
Key Skills
- Organizational Management
- Presentation Skills
- Agile
- SAFe
- AWS
- Solution Architecture
- Conflict Management
- Data Management
- Scrum
- Team Management
- Pre-sales
- Management Consulting
