JIRA Developer / Administrator

Leidos Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 107,900 - 195,050; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Jira Administrator to support self-hosted Atlassian environments. The role involves configuring Jira/Confluence, automating processes, and governing workflows in agile environments. Responsibilities include security audits, migrations, dashboards, and cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of Atlassian experience, DoD TS/SCI clearance, and expertise in ScriptRunner/Jira Automation, with strong analytics and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience in Atlassian environments.
• DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• 8+ years administering Jira/Confluence in enterprise settings, including workflow design and plugin management.
• Experience designing dashboards, filters, and JQL queries.
• Experience backups, audits, re-indexes, SOP documentation, and environment consolidations.
• Experience Atlassian installations, upgrades, migrations, and integrations with AWS.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document Jira/Confluence configurations for workflow/process improvements.
• Administer Jira, Confluence, and plugins including ScriptRunner and Jira Automation.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, and security audits across multi-team environments.
• Perform backups, re-indexes, patching, upgrades, and plugin management.
• Test new Atlassian versions for compatibility and stability.
• Build dashboards, filters, automation rules, and reporting for stakeholders.

Skills

Jira Administration

Confluence Administration

Workflow design

Automation

Permissions management

Security audits

AWS integration

JQL queries

Agile/SAFe

IAT Level II

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ScriptRunner

Jira Automation

AWS

Confluence

Job description

Description

The CESO program is seeking a Jira Administrator with extensive experience supporting self-hosted Atlassian environments. The ideal candidate will bring expertise configuring Jira and Confluence, optimizing workflows, implementing automation, supporting data migrations, and ensuring process governance in highly collaborative, agiledriven environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze and document current Jira and Confluence configurations to identify areas for workflow and process improvement.
• Administer Jira, Confluence, and associated plugins including ScriptRunner and Jira Automation.
• Manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and security audits across large, multiteam environments.
• Perform system administration tasks such as backups, re-indexes, patching, upgrades, and plugin management.
• Test new versions of Atlassian applications and plugins, ensuring compatibility and stability.
• Build custom dashboards, filters, automation rules, and reporting solutions to support stakeholders and program leadership.
• Support and/or lead Atlassian environment migrations, consolidations, and integrations.
• Improve and maintain Jira and Confluence security through regular audits and governance controls.
• Create and maintain documentation including workflow diagrams, system configurations, CONOPS, and user guides.
• Provide training, knowledge sharing, and consultation to internal teams and external partners.
• Partner with stakeholders to align Jira processes with Agile methodologies and crossfunctional collaboration.
• Utilize Jira data for analytics, performance tracking, and incident management reporting.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including Atlassian experience across federal and commercial organizations. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• 3+ years administering Jira and Confluence in enterprise environments, including workflow design, automation, permissions management, and plugin administration.
• Experience designing custom dashboards, filters, and JQL queries.
• Experience performing system backups, audits, re-indexes, and documenting SOPs.
• Experience performing Atlassian installations, upgrades, migrations, and environment consolidations.
• Experience integrating Atlassian tools with AWS environments.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to translate highly technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience supporting agile delivery environments (Agile, SAFe).
• IAT Level II Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced JQL experience.
• Experience supporting large federal programs and advising government stakeholders on Atlassian best practices.
• Experience monitoring Atlassian infrastructure hosted on AWS.
• Experience developing documentation, training content, and architecture diagrams for enterprise users.
• Experience with Active Directory administration.

Pay Range

$107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.