Atlassian Architect (Cloud Migration)

XPT Software; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software is seeking a senior Atlassian Strategy & Architecture lead in Melbourne to drive migration roadmaps, evaluate Jira/Confluence ecosystems, and architect cloud-ready solutions. You will guide executive stakeholders, oversee enterprise security, and mentor migration teams in a high-impact role within Australia.

The position emphasizes governance, Atlassian Cloud best practices, and complex integration work with Azure AD, ServiceNow, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Atlassian ecosystem experience.
• Extensive experience with Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Confluence.
• Proven experience leading large-scale Data Center to Cloud migrations.
• Strong understanding of Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA/CCMA).
• Expertise in workflows, permissions, schemes, automation, and Marketplace Apps.
• Experience with SSO, Identity Management, and security frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define migration roadmap and cloud adoption strategy.
• Assess current Jira, Confluence, Marketplace Apps, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Design future-state Atlassian Cloud architecture and governance model.
• Recommend best practices for scalability, security, compliance, and administration.
• Design solutions for application rationalization and process optimization.
• Evaluate Marketplace App compatibility and migration approaches.
• Architect integrations with enterprise tools such as Azure AD, ServiceNow, CI/CD, and third-party applications.
• Provide recommendations for automation, reporting, and AI/Robo adoption.
• Act as primary technical advisor to client leadership and project teams.
• Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution workshops.
• Collaborate with Atlassian, client SMEs, security teams, and delivery teams.
• Support executive reporting and steering committee discussions.
• Mentor engineers, administrators, and migration specialists.
• Review configurations, security controls, permissions, and performance requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Atlassian Cloud best practices and enterprise standards.

Skills

Atlassian ecosystem

Jira Software

Jira Service Management

Confluence

Data Center to Cloud migrations

JCMA/CCMA

Workflows & permissions design

Automation

Marketplace Apps

SSO & Identity Management

Security frameworks

Stakeholder management

Tools

Atlassian Marketplace Apps

SSO tooling

Job description

Detailed Job Description - Strategy & Architecture

• ∙ Define migration roadmap and cloud adoption strategy.
• ∙ Assess current Jira, Confluence, Marketplace Apps, integrations, and infrastructure.
• ∙ Design future-state Atlassian Cloud architecture and governance model.
• ∙ Recommend best practices for scalability, security, compliance, and administration

Solution Design

• ∙ Design solutions for application rationalization and process optimization.
• ∙ Evaluate Marketplace App compatibility and migration approaches.
• ∙ Architect integrations with enterprise tools such as Azure AD, ServiceNow, CI/CD, and third-party applications.
• ∙ Provide recommendations for automation, reporting, and AI/Rovo adoption

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• ∙ Act as primary technical advisor to client leadership and project teams.
• ∙ Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution workshops.
• ∙ Collaborate with Atlassian, client SMEs, security teams, and delivery teams.
• ∙ Support executive reporting and steering committee discussions.

Technical Oversight

• ∙ Mentor engineers, administrators, and migration specialists.
• ∙ Review configurations, security controls, permissions, and performance requirements.
• ∙ Ensure adherence to Atlassian Cloud best practices and enterprise standards

Must Have Skills: Required Skills

• ∙ 8+ years of Atlassian ecosystem experience.
• ∙ Extensive experience with Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Confluence.
• ∙ Proven experience leading large-scale Data Center to Cloud migrations.
• ∙ Strong understanding of Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA/CCMA).
• ∙ Expertise in workflows, permissions, schemes, automation, and Marketplace Apps.
• ∙ Experience with SSO, Identity Management, and security frameworks.
• ∙ Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

Nice to Have Skills:

Executive Communication

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Contract to shoulder and execute

• – Proven self-starter: able to receive a problem statement and independently discover, scope, and deliver a solution
• – Effective communicator at all levels, including direct engagement with C-suite and senior technology leaders
• – Strong ability to manage ambiguity, define requirements where none exist, and communicate trade-offs clearly
• – Collaborative and responsive to onshore Australian stakeholders with minimal turnaround time required

Certifications Needed:

• ∙ Atlassian Certified Confluence Administrator