# JIRA Developer / Administrator

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Arlington, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a JIRA Developer / Administrator to support our CESO program in Arlington, VA. This is a 100% onsite, full-time position.

As a JIRA Developer / Administrator, you will be responsible for configuring JIRA and Confluence, optimising workflows, implementing automation, supporting data migrations, and ensuring process governance in highly collaborative, agile-driven environments.

**Primary Responsibilities**

- Analyse and document current JIRA and Confluence configurations to identify areas for workflow and process improvement.

- Administer JIRA, Confluence, and associated plugins, including ScriptRunner and JIRA Automation.

- Manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and security audits across large, multi-team environments.

- Perform system administration tasks such as backups, re-indexes, patching, upgrades, and plugin management.

- Test new versions of Atlassian applications and plugins, ensuring compatibility and stability.

- Build custom dashboards, filters, automation rules, and reporting solutions to support stakeholders and program leadership.

- Support and/or lead Atlassian environment migrations, consolidations, and integrations.

- Improve and maintain JIRA and Confluence security through regular audits and governance controls.

- Create and maintain documentation, including workflow diagrams, system configurations, CONOPS, and user guides.

- Provide training, knowledge-sharing, and consultation to internal teams and external partners.

- Partner with stakeholders to align JIRA processes with Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.

- Utilise JIRA data for analytics, performance tracking, and incident management reporting.

**Basic Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including Atlassian experience across federal and commercial organisations.

- Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.

- IAT Level II Certification.

- 3+ years administering JIRA and Confluence in enterprise environments, including workflow design, automation, permissions management, and plugin administration.

- Experience designing custom dashboards, filters, and JQL queries.

- Experience performing system backups, audits, re-indexes, and documenting SOPs.

- Experience performing Atlassian installations, upgrades, migrations, and environment consolidations.

- Experience integrating Atlassian tools with AWS environments.

- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-engagement skills, including the ability to translate highly technical concepts for diverse audiences.

- Experience supporting agile delivery environments (Agile, SAFe).

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Advanced JQL experience.

- Experience supporting large federal programs and advising government stakeholders on Atlassian best practices.

- Experience monitoring Atlassian infrastructure hosted on AWS.

- Experience developing documentation, training content, and architecture diagrams for enterprise users.

- Experience with Active Directory administration.

**Pay Range:** $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

## Skills

### Required
- Atlassian
- JIRA
- Confluence
- ScriptRunner
- JIRA Automation
- AWS
- Agile
- SAFe
- JQL

### Nice to have
- Advanced JQL
- Active Directory administration

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