Federal Jira Lead Administrator - Transformation & CI/CD

CGS Federal; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Jira Lead Administrator to drive transformation in the federal IT domain. You will engineer Jira/Confluence configurations, build custom projects for complex workflows, and promote CI/CD across the Atlassian toolchain while engaging with stakeholders and supporting government clients.

The role requires 7 years of systems analysis experience, 3+ years with Jira/Confluence, and a strong background in SDLC/SELC within federal environments. A security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 7 years’ experience in systems analysis and design of information systems programs.
• 3 years’ experience with Jira and Confluence administration.
• 3+ years’ experience of Bamboo and Bitbucket experience.
• An advanced degree in an appropriate field with an additional three years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of Agile and principles and applied best practices required.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, are required.
• Must successfully complete a stringent Background Investigation and obtain the required Government Security Clearance (moderate risk public trust).
• Atlassian certified Jira Administrator preferred.
• Working knowledge of Networking, DNS, Databases, APIs, SAML, and Akamai.
• Consulting in a Federal agency, especially within DHS.
• Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language), a plus.
• Experience with Federal Systems Engineering Life Cycles (SELC) and Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).
• Experience with Government software development policies and procedures.
• Client-facing communication experience.
• Federal Agency issued security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create custom projects in Atlassian tool suite for complex workflows to meet business needs.
• Provide advanced configuration of the Atlassian suite of tools to promote CI/CD.
• Create and maintain Jira and Confluence collaboration sites (e.g., Kanban boards, Scrum boards, documentation pages, etc.).
• Analyze, research, manage, and implement integrated Atlassian tools, plugins, and applications.
• Interface with various diverse stakeholders as a liaison and trusted advisor
• Help define how information systems may be upgraded or replaced.
• Gather requirements for business processes, and determine ways to optimize.

Skills

Custom Jira projects

Advanced Atlassian configuration

Jira & Confluence admin

Integrated Atlassian tools

Stakeholder liaison

Systems upgrade planning

Business process requirements

JQL

Education

Advanced degree + 3y relevant experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bamboo

Bitbucket

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Jira Lead Administrator to drive transformation in the federal IT domain. You will engineer Jira/Confluence configurations, build custom projects for complex workflows, and promote CI/CD across the Atlassian toolchain while engaging with stakeholders and supporting government clients.

The role requires 7 years of systems analysis experience, 3+ years with Jira/Confluence, and a strong background in SDLC/SELC within federal environments. A security clearance is required.