Senior Atlassian Architect (Jira Expert) w/FR

act digital; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital in Lisbon is seeking a Senior Atlassian Architect (Jira Expert) to own the design, governance, security, and migration strategy of Jira Cloud across enterprise clusters in a hybrid Lisbon model.

You will define governance rules, build reusable templates, lead data migrations, enforce access controls, and drive PoCs and adoption workshops with bold technical leadership. You will collaborate with engineering and security teams in English and French project interactions.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Atlassian Architect in large enterprises.
• Deep Jira Cloud knowledge and integrations.
• Strong security, governance, and access management.
• Experience with large-scale data migrations between Jira instances.
• Ability to run PoCs and conduct adoption workshops.
• English at least B2; French B1 for project interactions.
• Lisbon-based with office 2–3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Define governance and framework for Jira Cloud and maintainability.
• Design reusable templates: issue types, workflows, screens, fields, roles, permissions, and notifications.
• Centralize Jira spaces while ensuring data isolation across streams.
• Architect and execute data migrations into Jira Cloud.
• Structure security and access control per Atlassian Cloud standards.
• Advise, run PoCs, and lead workshops to drive tool adoption.

Skills

Senior Atlassian Architect

Jira Cloud

Governance

Data Migration

PoCs

Workshops

Tools

Jira Cloud tooling

Atlassian Ecosystem

Job description

Looking to take full ownership of the design, governance, security, and migration strategy of Jira Cloud across the technology clusters of a premier European banking group?

At act digital, we are currently recruiting a Senior Atlassian Architect (Jira Expert) to structure, secure, and industrialize enterprise Jira Cloud instances in a hybrid model in Lisbon!

What You Will Do

• Architecture & Governance: Define the functional and technical framework for the Jira Cloud instance, establishing governance rules, administration standards, and long-term maintainability.
• Standardization & Templates: Design reusable configuration models: issue types, complex workflows, screens, custom fields, roles, permission schemes, and notifications to avoid configuration drift and sprawling complexity.
• Centralization & Data Segregation: Guide the consolidation of Jira spaces and projects across technological streams while strictly guaranteeing data isolation and access boundaries.
• Migration Strategy: Architect and execute data migration plans between Jira instances or from legacy third-party tooling directly into Jira Cloud.
• Security & Access Control: Structure advanced permission schemes, issue visibility levels, account governance, and best practices under Atlassian Cloud standards.
• Advisory & Enablement: Act as the trusted Atlassian advisor, challenging user requests to preserve platform performance, leading Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and conducting workshops to drive tool adoption.

What We Are Looking For

• Seniority: Proven track record operating as a Senior Atlassian Architect / Lead Jira Specialist in large enterprise environments.
• Atlassian Expertise: Deep knowledge of Jira Cloud tooling, ecosystem integrations, and architecture patterns.
• Security & Governance: Total mastery of Jira permission schemes, security levels, and access management.
• Data Migration: Hands-on experience defining and executing large-scale data migrations between Jira instances or from external systems.
• Functional & Project Skills: Experience driving PoCs, writing technical/functional documentation, and running adoption workshops.
• Languages: English: Minimum B2 (fluent oral and written communication with technical clusters). French: Minimum B1 (oral and written comprehension for project interactions).
• Location: Lisbon 2x to 3x days at the office.