Atlassian Systems Administrator - DOW

Innovim-Defense-Services,-LLC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k matching

Educational/Training support

Job summary

INNOVIM is seeking an Atlassian Systems Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency on the IRES contract. Location options include Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO or Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL.

You will deploy, maintain, and scale Jira, Confluence, and Jira Align within secure, containerized DoD environments using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of general full-time work experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of systems administration or DevOps experience.
• Minimum 2+ years deploying, monitoring, and managing production workloads in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification.
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance, ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain Atlassian workloads (Jira, Confluence, Jira Align) using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Automate routine administration, patching, system checks, and deployments.
• Ensure security by applying DISA STIGs and working within DoD IL5/IL6 boundaries.
• Serve as escalation point for complex troubleshooting and integration issues.
• Coordinate change requests and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

General work experience

Systems administration

DevOps engineering

Kubernetes administration

Education

DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

INNOVIM is seeking an Atlassian Systems Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO or Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position
Clearance Type: DoW Secret
Shift: Day Shift

In this role, you will bridge the gap between traditional enterprise application administration and modern cloud native systems engineering. You will be responsible for deploying, maintaining, and scaling Atlassian applications within highly secure, containerized defense environments, serving as both the platform administrator and the infrastructure engineer. As an Atlassian Systems Administrator, you will lead system architecture, deployment automation, and modernization efforts.

Your duties will include:

Platform Orchestration & Modernization:

• Architect, deploy, and maintain Atlassian enterprise workloads (Jira, Confluence, Jira Align) utilizing containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes), ensuring high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• Manage and optimize Atlassian Enterprise applications deployed across secure DoD Level 5 (IL5) and Level 6 (IL6) environments.

Infrastructure Automation:

• Automate routine administration, patching, system checks, and deployments.
• Perform day-to-day operational tasks, including backend support, system performance tuning, database integrations, and complex application configuration.

Security & Compliance:

• Execute secure application updates, system patching, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) STIG updates to ensure strict system compliance and a robust security posture.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex troubleshooting, log analysis, system level failures, and application integration issues.

Change Management:

• Author, coordinate, and track technical Remedy-based Change Requests for major application updates, architectural modifications, and new service deployments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with cross-functional engineering and security teams to translate mission requirements into scalable technical solutions and customized workflows.

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 6, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
• Must have 3, or more, years of systems administration or DevOps engineering experience.
• Must have 2, or more, years of hands-on experience deploying, monitoring, and managing production workloads in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE, CCNA Security, or higher).
• Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance and be able to obtain, and maintain, an active DoW Top Secret Security clearance.

Desired Requirements:

• Have an active DoD Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI clearance
• Have 1, or more, industry certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes.
• Have Atlassian expertise with strong experience configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting Atlassian Data Center applications (Jira, Confluence) hosted on Kubernetes.
• Have a deep understanding of Cloud Computing architectures (AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure Government) within DoD IL5/IL6 boundaries.
• Be proficient with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and system monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)

This position is expected to pay $120,000 – $150,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

IDS is committed to providing superior work in the fields of science, engineering, data analytics and technology to government agencies.

We offer competitive compensation packages, including

• comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs
• life insurance
• matching 401k contribution
• Educational/Training support

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