Atlassian Systems Administrator – REMOTE

Varis; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology startup is seeking a seasoned professional for a remote role focusing on Jira and Confluence Administration. With a minimum of 8 years’ experience, you'll design complex workflows and support integrations, driving collaboration across Agile teams. This opportunity is ideal for problem solvers who thrive in a dynamic environment and seek to make a direct impact. Join us to help shape the future in a fast-paced culture focused on innovation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in a related field.
• At least 2 years of Jira Administration experience required.
• Experience with Atlassian products is required.

Responsibilities

• Create and support all administrative functions and support plug-in integrations.
• Design and implement complex Jira workflows and configurations.
• Work with Agile teams to integrate processes and ensure platform stability.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Collaborative environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Business Management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Aha

Job description

Overview

This is a 100% fully remote role. Work virtually from anywhere in the U.S.

Varis is a well-funded and fast-growing technology startup. Our incredible team includes top industry leaders with decades of experience. We are innovation driven, customer centric, and ready to transform eProcurement. Our culture is focused on bold vision, launching the simplest (yet still valuable) initial solution to learn, then either failing or scaling fast. We seek teammates who drive value creation, are great problem solvers, have strong interpersonal savvy, and can successfully learn on the fly! Joining us now is a ground-floor opportunity to shape our limitless future. On our team you will: see and feel the direct impact of your work; be surrounded by passionate people; learn how to be an entrepreneur; and be at the center of a highly dynamic business model with tremendous individual and collective potential.

Responsibilities

• Create, lead, and support all administrative functions and support plug-in integrations.
• Set, document, communicate, and enforce Atlassian product standards with input from technical and product leadership. Setting and expanding best practices and creating a collaborative environment.
• Design/Implement complex Jira workflows, project workflows, field /screen configurations, screen/permission/notification schemes, Confluence spaces, and reporting, and provide ongoing support and configuration maintenance.
• Create and maintain scripts to integrate Jira with other tools and to perform advanced functions.
• Work with Agile development teams to optimize, align and integrate processes; work with business units to integrate their applications/processes as appropriate.
• Accountable for ensuring platform stability and availability of the platform.

Education & Experience

• Level of Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Area of Study: Information Systems, Business Management or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Years of Experience: Minimum 8 year experience in related field
• Type of Experience: Working with Atlassian products required, minimum 2 years of Jira Administration required; minimum 2 years of Confluence Administration preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Experience with distributed development/business teams that span multiple geographies, time zones, and cultures required.
• Experience with software development and product lifecycles, including both predictive and adaptive (Agile), approaches required.
• Good understanding of CI/CD practices and the use of Atlassian tools for release planning, management, and tracking.
• Experience with Aha using Aha integration feature.
• Information Systems (People Soft, etc.): Jira Administration
• Atlassian products
• Aha integration feature
• Confluence Administration

Personal Attributes

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead negotiations with groups of people to align on a common course of action
• Self-driven
• A team player

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this classification and are not intended to be a complete list of all required responsibilities and skills. Other duties and special projects may be assigned per business needs. Job descriptions are subject to change at any time with or without notice. Varis is wholly owned by The ODP Corporation, which is the legal employer of Varis associates. ODP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.