Application Software Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering in New York seeks a developer to design, build, and sustain tools and services powering Atlassian-based collaboration across mission teams. You will create integrations, plugins, and automation for Jira, Confluence in a Linux environment.

Collaborate with developers, sysadmins, PMs, and customers to streamline workflows, improve user experience, and keep productivity engines humming. Familiarity with CI/CD and containerization is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Linux CLI and Linux tools.
• Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or PHP to automate tasks.
• Extensive Java development experience and familiarity with Atlassian SDK or VS Code.

Responsibilities

• Build integrations, plugins, scripts, and automation to enhance Jira and Confluence.
• Develop and sustain tools and services powering Atlassian-based collaboration.
• Collaborate with developers, sysadmins, PMs, and customers to streamline workflows.

Skills

Linux CLI

Scripting Bash/Python/PHP

Java development

IDE experience (SDK/VS Code)

IaC (Ansible)

Documentation of configurations

CI/CD concepts

Tools

Atlassian SDK / VS Code

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

JIRA/Confluence tooling

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.