Atlassian Lead

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Migration Delivery lead to drive Jira and Confluence Data Center to Cloud migrations. You will coordinate migration waves, testing cycles, and go-live activities, while ensuring quality and timetables.

You will provide technical leadership to Atlassian engineers and administrators, assess dependencies, mitigate risks, and maintain data integrity across environments for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Atlassian experience required.
• Strong expertise in Jira Software, JSM, and Confluence.
• Experience with Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA) and Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA).
• Excellent client communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Jira and Confluence Cloud migration activities from planning to go-live.
• Coordinate migration waves, testing cycles, and cutover activities.
• Support migration governance, risks, and issue resolution.
• Manage stakeholder communications and progress reporting.

Skills

Jira/JSM/Confluence

JCMA/CCMA

Workflows & permissions

Automation & reporting

Executive communication

Tools

Atlassian Admin tools

Job description

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract

Melbourne, Australia | Posted on 09/10/2026

• XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd, incorporated in 2016, is a Software Services company
• XPT works with topclients across Australia in Banking, Insurance, Telecom,Retail, Energy, Mining and Manufacturingdomains.
• We have 120+technocrats in Australia working at our clientlocations.
• XPT SoftwareAustralia is part of group companies which has globalpresence across India & Europe.
• We have served100+ clients globally, fulfilling their onsite-offshoreneeds.

Job Description

Migration Delivery

• LeadJira and Confluence migration activities from planning throughproduction cutover.
• Coordinatemigration waves, testing cycles, and go-live activities.
• Supportproject, issue, workflow, space, and attachment migration activities.
• Ensuremigration deliverables are completed on schedule and meet qualitystandards.

Technical Leadership

• Provideguidance to Atlassian Engineers, Developers, and Administrators.
• Reviewconfigurations, permissions, workflows, schemes, and customizations.
• Validatemigration readiness and identify technical risks.

Application & Integration Support

• AssessMarketplace Apps and migration dependencies.
• Coordinatemigration of supported plugins and integrations.
• SupportJira-Confluence application linking and configuration activities.
• Assistwith automation and reporting setup in Atlassian Cloud.

Testing & Validation

• ManageSIT, UAT, and post-migration validation activities.
• Coordinatedefect tracking and resolution.
• Validatedata integrity and user access post migration.
• Supportbusiness users during testing and cutover.

Stakeholder Management

• Workclosely with client SMEs, application owners, security teams, andproject managers.
• Conductmigration workshops, status updates, and technical reviews.
• Provideregular progress reports, risks, and mitigation plans.

Required Skills

• 7-10+years of Atlassian experience.
• Strongexpertise in Jira Software, JSM, and Confluence.
• Experiencewith Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA) and Confluence CloudMigration Assistant (CCMA).
• Strongunderstanding of workflows, schemes, permissions, automations, andMarketplace Apps.
• Excellentclient communication and leadership skills.

Nice to Have Skills: Self-starter/ Independent Delivery

Executive Communication

Detailed Job Description - Lead the execution of Jira and Confluence Data Center to Cloudmigration activities, ensuring successful planning, configuration, testing,and go-live. Act as the primary technical lead for migration teams andcollaborate with architects, client stakeholders, administrators, anddevelopers to deliver a seamless cloud transformation

Minimum Years of Experience:10+

Certifications Needed: PreferredCertifications

• AtlassianCertified Confluence Administrator

Atlassian CloudMigration Certification

Top 3 responsibilities youwould expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute

• Provenself-starter: able to receive a problem statement and independently discover,scope, and deliver a solution
• Effectivecommunicator at all levels, including direct engagement with C-suite andsenior technology leaders
• Strongability to manage ambiguity, define requirements where none exist, andcommunicate trade-offs clearly
• Collaborativeand responsive to onshore Australian stakeholders with minimal turnaroundtime required