Jira & Atlassian Platform Lead — Federal IT

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Arlington (WA)

On-site

USD 102,000 - 138,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Jira Lead Administrator to drive transformation in federal IT by configuring Atlassian tools, developing executable strategies, and delivering CI/CD improvements. You will work with stakeholders to optimize workflows and implement advanced Jira/Confluence solutions.

The role requires 7+ years in systems analysis, 3 years Jira/Confluence admin, 3+ years Bamboo/Bitbucket, and a strong security clearance.

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).

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.