Jira Architect: AI-Driven Engineering Orchestrator

Harmattan AI; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI is seeking a Jira Architect to own Jira end to end across Product and R&D. You will design a master structure, standardize planning and tracking, and turn Jira into the reliable source of truth for engineering coordination.

You will leverage AI to reduce admin and reporting, enable scalable governance, and connect Jira with Confluence and ERP/PLM tools. Fluency in English is required; French is a plus; on-site Paris office with flexible options.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Jira admin or Atlassian consulting background.
• Led at least one large Jira restructuring or migration across multiple projects.
• Deep knowledge of Jira Cloud: workflows, schemes, permissions, automation, JQL and Plans.
• Solid understanding of how R&D and product engineering teams work in hardware and software.
• Regular use of AI tools and scripting (Python, REST API a plus) to automate admin and reporting.
• Consulting mindset: structured and pragmatic, capable of driving change and adoption of standard solutions.
• Fluency in English required; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design a master Jira architecture across projects: hierarchy, issue types, workflows, fields and permissions.
• Audit existing projects and interview Product and R&D leads to map how teams work.
• Standardize workflows while preserving team autonomy and migrate teams onto the common structure.
• Build standard templates that let a new team or project onboard in hours.
• Deliver portfolio views and dashboards for leadership visibility across teams.
• Automate triage, summaries and reporting with Jira automation, scripting and AI.
• Run governance: admin rules and clean-up of unused projects, fields and schemes.
• Connect Jira with the wider stack, including Confluence and ERP/PLM tools where relevant.

Skills

Jira admin

Atlassian consultant

Jira Cloud

Workflows

Automation

JQL

Plans

Python scripting

REST API

AI tooling

Consulting mindset

English fluency

French

Tools

Jira Cloud

Confluence

ERP/PLM tools

Job description

Harmattan AI is seeking a Jira Architect to own Jira end to end across Product and R&D. You will design a master structure, standardize planning and tracking, and turn Jira into the reliable source of truth for engineering coordination.

You will leverage AI to reduce admin and reporting, enable scalable governance, and connect Jira with Confluence and ERP/PLM tools. Fluency in English is required; French is a plus; on-site Paris office with flexible options.