DevOps Engineer (JIRA) Washington, DC

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Lab Inc. seeks a DevOps Engineer specializing in Jira to serve as the technical owner of their Jira SaaS platform in a government cloud environment. This role requires a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps workflows to facilitate the transition from Azure DevOps to Jira, optimizing collaborative planning tools.

The candidate will administer Jira, design workflows, and manage integrations, with responsibilities encompassing the entire Agile delivery lifecycle. U.S. Citizenship is required for security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Jira (Self-hosting or SaaS).
• Proven experience developing custom integrations with enterprise platforms.
• Experience in enterprise migrations to Jira.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Jira SaaS.
• Design and maintain custom workflows and automation rules.
• Collaborate with procurement for renewal and budget decisions.

Skills

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps workflows

Jira administration

Custom integrations with GitLab

Custom integrations with ServiceNow

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

GitLab

ServiceNow

Okta

Job description

The DevOps Engineer (specifically Jira Platform Engineer) will serve as the technical owner of our Jira SaaS in government cloud, and is responsible for administering, configuring, and integrating the application within our enterprise technology ecosystem. This position plays a pivotal role in consolidating our collaborative planning tools—transitioning from Azure DevOps (on-prem) and GitLab (on-prem) to Jira—while enabling and scaling Agile practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate is both technically proficient and strategically minded, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies, DevSecOps workflows, and enterprise system

integration.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Jira SaaS to meet enterprise project management and Agile delivery needs.
• Design and maintain custom workflows, issue types, screens, fields, and automation rules aligned with organizational Agile frameworks and guidelines.
• Manage user permissions, group roles, and security schemes to ensure governance and compliance.
• Monitor Jira license utilization, user growth, and application usage to ensure efficient use of subscriptions.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to support renewal, optimization, and budget decisions.
• Design, implement, and maintain seamless integrations between Jira with other enterprise systems, such as GitLab (source control & CI/CD), and ServiceNow (ITSM), using Okta,REST APIs, webhooks, middleware, and scripting.
• Automate data synchronization across platforms to support traceability from planning to release.
• Troubleshoot and optimize integration pipelines to ensure performance, security, and Scalability.
• Partner with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams to align integrations with enterprise security and compliance standards.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Partner with the Agile Transformation Office to translate Agile practices into effective Jira configurations and usage patterns.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on best-practice tool utilization.
• Support reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring reliable Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time, etc.).

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience administering and/or engineering Jira (Self‑hosting or SaaS).
• Proven, hands‑on experience developing custom integrations with enterprise platforms, especially GitLab and ServiceNow.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and DevSecOps principles.
• Experience in enterprise migrations from Azure DevOps or similar tools to Jira.
• Familiarity with Atlassian ecosystem (Confluence, Bitbucket) and marketplace apps.
• Experience working in a DevSecOps or Platform Engineering environment.
• Experience with information security, privacy, and risk assessment standards including FISMA, SOX, FedRAMP, etc. is preferred.
• Federal government experience is preferred.
• Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP‑620, ACP‑120, or equivalent) preferred.

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