Senior Jira Administrator

Canonical; Manama; Remote; BHD 17,500 - 22,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is hiring a Jira Administrator to manage Atlassian Jira Cloud, focusing on configuration, automation, and stakeholder management. The role requires experience in Jira administration, software development in Python, and excellent English skills. This fully remote position offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for travel and personal development.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Distributed work environment with team sprints

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Travel upgrades for company events

Qualifications

• Experience with Atlassian Jira and its ecosystem as an administrator.
• Understanding of common Jira usage patterns for various departments.
• Ability to collaborate remotely with diverse team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage Atlassian Jira Cloud.
• Design and implement processes and automation in Jira.
• Create dashboards for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Atlassian Jira administration

Software development in Python

Professional written and spoken English

Interpersonal skills

Remote collaboration

Education

Exceptional academic track record

Job description

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring a Jira Administrator to manage the Atlassian Jira Cloud at Canonical, including the administration, configuration, automation, and integration responsibilities. We expect the highest engineering quality, rigorous documentation practices, and effective stakeholder management abilities. Our goal is to enable Canonical engineering and business teams to leverage the power of Atlassian Jira, work on challenging assignments, and enable teams to make data-driven decisions.

Location: This role can be held anywhere in EMEA time zones.

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

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

Nice-to-have Skills

• A perspective on process architecture
• Experience with complex cross-project automation

Benefits

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance.

In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Equal Opportunity

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.