Jira Architect: AI-Powered Workflow & Automation Lead

Harmattan AI; Paris; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will also apply AI to reduce manual admin and reporting as the company scales, coordinating with Confluence and ERP/PLM where relevant. This role requires strong Jira Cloud expertise and a consulting mindset.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as Jira admin or Atlassian consultant.
• Led at least one large Jira restructuring or migration.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design a master Jira architecture across all 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 to the common structure.
• Build standard templates for quick onboarding of new teams or projects.
• Deliver portfolio views and dashboards for leadership visibility.
• Automate triage, summaries and reporting with Jira automation, scripting and AI.
• Run governance: admin rules, and clean-up of unused projects and schemes.
• Connect Jira with the wider stack, including Confluence and ERP/PLM tools where relevant.

Skills

Jira administration

Automation scripting

Stakeholder interviews

Governance & rollout

JQL & Plans

Tools

Jira Cloud

Confluence

ERP/PLM tools

Python REST API

Job description

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

You will also apply AI to reduce manual admin and reporting as the company scales, coordinating with Confluence and ERP/PLM where relevant. This role requires strong Jira Cloud expertise and a consulting mindset.