Application Software Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a skilled engineer to design, develop, and sustain tools powering Atlassian-based collaboration for mission teams. You will build integrations, plugins, and automation to enhance Jira and Confluence, operating in a Linux environment to streamline workflows and user experience.

Collaborate with developers, admins, PMs, and customers to keep productivity engines humming, applying IaC and CI/CD practices with Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Tools.
• Experience writing Bash/Python/PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks and workflows.
• Extensive software development experience with Java.
• Experience using an integrated development environment such as the Atlassian plugin software developer kit (SDK) or Visual Studio Code (VS Code).
• Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as Ansible.
• Experience creating documentation of configurations, procedures, and system changes.
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration.
• Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Help design, develop, and sustain tools and services powering Atlassian-based collaboration across mission teams.
• Build integrations, plugins, scripts, and automation to enhance Jira, Confluence, and related services.
• Operate within a Linux environment to streamline workflows and improve user experience.
• Collaborate with developers, system administrators, project managers, and mission customers to keep productivity engines humming.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash scripting

Python scripting

PHP scripting

Java development

Atlassian SDK

VS Code

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

Documentation

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

VS Code

Atlassian SDK

Job description

Help design, develop, and sustain tools and services that power Atlassian-based collaboration across mission teams. This role focuses on building integrations, plugins, scripts, and automation that enhance Jira, Confluence, and related services within a Linux environment. You will work closely with developers, system administrators, project managers, and mission customers to streamline workflows, improve user experience, and keep productivity engines humming.

Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Tools
• Experience writing Bash/Python/PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks and workflows
• Extensive software development experience with Java
• Experience using an integrated development environment such as the Atlassian plugin software developer kit (SDK) or Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
• Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as Ansible
• Experience creating documentation of configurations, procedures, and system changes
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration
• Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration

Desired Skills

• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with sustaining mission applications deployed in a Linux environment
• Experience with interacting/training external customers
• Appreciates a sense of humor and the occasional well-timed joke.