(SC Cleared) Tooling Engineer - Atalassian

Sanderson Government & Defence; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Defence consultancy is looking for a Collaborative Tooling Engineer to manage the Atlassian Suite, primarily Jira and Confluence. The role includes configuring tools, providing support, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Candidates must have hands-on experience, especially in secure environments, and possess active SC clearance. The position offers remote work with occasional travel to Corsham.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on administration experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience designing and managing Jira workflows, custom fields, and configurations.
• Background in secure, Enterprise, or Government/Defence environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Jira and Confluence.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line support for Atlassian-related issues.
• Ensure platforms meet MOD security guidelines.

Skills

Administration experience with Jira

Expertise in Atlassian Suite

Strong scripting or automation skills

Collaboration tooling governance

Education

Active SC clearance

Tools

Jira

Confluence

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Location: Remote with travel to Corsham (Fortnightly). Day Rate: £510 (Inside IR35). Clearance: Active SC clearance required.

Industry: Defence.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Collaborative Tooling Engineer to support a high‑profile MOD programme, focused on designing, maintaining, and optimising collaboration platforms across the Atlassian Suite, particularly Jira and Confluence. The role suits someone who has deep hands‑on experience administering Atlassian tools within secure or complex environments, and who can support engineering teams, delivery squads, and senior stakeholders with reliable, well‑governed collaboration solutions. This position offers remote working with planned fortnightly site visits to Corsham.

Key Responsibilities

Atlassian Platform Ownership

• Administer, configure, and maintain Jira, Confluence, and related Atlassian Suite tooling.
• Design and optimise workflows, schemes, templates, and spaces aligned to programme needs.
• Implement and manage plug‑ins, integrations, and custom configurations.

Technical Delivery & Support

• Manage user accounts, permissions, groups, and access models.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line support for Atlassian‑related issues within a secure environment.
• Monitor platform performance, reliability, and capacity.

Automation & Integration

• Automate administrative tasks using scripts, APIs, or workflow rules.
• Integrate Atlassian tools with wider MOD systems or delivery toolchains.
• Support CI/CD integration points where applicable.

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Ensure platforms meet MOD security guidelines and accreditation requirements.
• Maintain documentation, configuration baselines, and audit‑ready records.
• Work closely with Security, Architecture, and Delivery teams to ensure compliant operation.

User Enablement & Best Practice

• Advise teams on effective use of Jira and Confluence.
• Develop standards, documentation, training materials, and user guides.
• Support team onboarding and drive adoption of consistent tooling practices.

Required Experience

• Strong, hands‑on administration experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Previous work supporting the Atlassian ecosystem (e.g., Bitbucket, Service Management, Insight/Assets).
• Experience designing and managing Jira workflows, custom fields, permission schemes, and global configurations.
• Strong understanding of Confluence space management, templates, and permissions.
• Background in secure, Enterprise, or Government/Defence environments.
• Experience with automation or integration, using APIs, scripting (PowerShell, Python), or Atlassian app frameworks.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Active SC clearance.
• Expertise in Atlassian Suite administration.
• Strong scripting or automation skills.
• Good understanding of collaboration tooling governance.
• Ability to engage with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience on MOD programmes or defence digital environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps tooling (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines).
• Understanding of ITIL or service management practices.
• Familiarity with M365, SharePoint, or wider collaboration ecosystems.

If you're interested in moving forward with this role, feel free to drop me a message or give me a call: [e-mail] | 020 4518 0659

Reasonable Adjustments

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