Senior Jira Software Engineer

Canonical; Pisa; Remoto; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading open-source software provider is hiring a Jira Software Engineer to manage the Atlassian stack, including automation and integrations. This fully remote role requires expertise in Jira administration, Python development, and strong communication skills. You will help enable data-driven decisions and collaborate with global teams. The company offers a distributed work environment and personal development budget.

Servizi

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Travel opportunities for team events

Competenze

• Experience administrating Atlassian Jira is essential.
• Proficiency in Python for software development required.
• Professional written and spoken English is necessary.

Mansioni

• Manage the Atlassian Cloud ecosystem.
• Design and implement automated processes in Jira.
• Create analytical dashboards for data-driven decision making.

Conoscenze

Atlassian Jira administration

Python development

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Accountability

Remote collaboration

Formazione

Exceptional academic track record

Strumenti

Airbyte

Temporal

Descrizione del lavoro

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in 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 1,200+ 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.

We are hiring a Jira Software Engineer to manage the Atlassian stack at Canonical, including administration, configuration, automation, and integration responsibilities. The role is in the Commercial Systems team that integrates business systems used at Canonical to ensure reliable data flows and automate business processes across the company. We leverage Python and Go with open source tools such as Airbyte and Temporal. Our work helps make data‑driven decisions and increases the efficiency of business operations.

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

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire Atlassian Cloud ecosystem 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 to 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 high school and university
• Experience with Atlassian Jira and its ecosystem as an administrator
• Understanding of common Jira usage patterns for 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, remaining 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

• Perspective on process architecture
• Experience with complex cross‑project automation

What we offer

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints
• 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. Our flagship product, Ubuntu, is one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence—and that means being the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since 2004.

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.