Remote Jira Cloud Automation Architect

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; Remote; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed team sprints twice a year

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Travel opportunities to meet Colleagu​

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Jira Administrator to manage the Jira Cloud, automate processes, and integrate Jira with the data warehouse. The role supports global teams across Canonical’s Commercial Systems, leveraging Python and Atlassian tools to deliver data-driven decisions.

Location can be anywhere in EMEA time zones, with travel up to twice a year for company events. Excellent English and strong collaboration skills are essential for remote work in a distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira and its ecosystem as an administrator.
• Understanding of common Jira usage patterns for various technical and non-technical departments.
• Experience as a software developer in Python.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Responsibilities

• Manage Atlassian Jira Cloud at Canonical.
• Design, document, and implement processes and automation in Jira.
• Design, document, and implement integrations between Jira and the data warehouse.
• Create analytical dashboards to enable stakeholders make data-driven decisions.
• Create learning resources that scale.
• Work with engineering, operations, and support teams at a global scale.
• Take ownership of critical escalations and resolve them in a timely manner.

Skills

Jira administration

Python

English proficiency

Remote collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Jira Cloud

Atlassian ecosystem

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Jira Administrator to manage the Jira Cloud, automate processes, and integrate Jira with the data warehouse. The role supports global teams across Canonical’s Commercial Systems, leveraging Python and Atlassian tools to deliver data-driven decisions.

Location can be anywhere in EMEA time zones, with travel up to twice a year for company events. Excellent English and strong collaboration skills are essential for remote work in a distributed environment.