Jira & Linux Automation Engineer - DoD TS/SCI

Trusted Space, LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Trusted Space, LLC in Chantilly, VA seeks an Enterprise Applications Engineer to design, automate, and sustain Jira/Confluence deployments within a DoD context. You will build automated environments using Ansible, manage RBAC, and coordinate across O&M and development teams in a cloud-based setting.

You will support PostgreSQL, Linux(RHEL), and security-compliant configurations, contributing to DoD mission-critical services and DoD 8140 compliance responsibilities. A TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience; OR a master's degree with 3+ years' experience. Additionally, four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Compliance with DoD 8140 requirements at the intermediate level, including possession of appropriate IT certifications (Security+, CASP, CISSP, etc.).
• Familiarity with the Atlassian product lifecycle, including upgrades and installation/configuration of add-ons.
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, secure, and accredit Jira and Confluence deployments in classified or air-gapped environments.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience engineering, installing, configuring, and sustaining Jira and Confluence Data Center (not Cloud-only).
• Experience supporting migrations between environments (e.g., Jira/Confluence Server to Data Center), including full planning and execution.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, building, and operating automation for enterprise services using Ansible or Ansible Automation Platform, including writing and maintaining playbooks for configuration, deployment, and patching in production.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience administering RHEL or Linux in production environments, including patching, break/fix, and system restore.
• Operational database administration experience (PostgreSQL preferred), including backup, restore, and patching.
• Understanding of Linux systems, networking fundamentals, HTTPS, firewalls, SSO, and SAML.
• Familiarity with LDAP integrations between Jira/Confluence and Active Directory.
• This position requires an active TS/SCI Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to define requirements, design automated solutions, and validate customizations across the enterprise service portfolio.
• Build and operate automated environments for Jira, Confluence, and other enterprise services developing Ansible playbooks to standardize configuration, deployment, and patching within the cloud environment to meet evolving business and mission requirements.
• Design, configure, and customize collaboration spaces and service components using macros, widgets, extensions, and native platform tools to support workflow automation and team-specific processes.
• Automate routine administration into repeatable, version-controlled, and to reduce manual effort and prevent configuration drift across supported services.
• Support Configuration Management for Jira, Confluence, and other service environments by documenting changes, testing in sandbox environments, and ensuring compliant, consistent updates.
• Develop and maintain workflows and process configurations across Jira and other supported services to enforce consistent, automated task execution.
• Assign and manage secure, role-based access controls (RBAC) across Jira, Confluence, and other enterprise applications.

Skills

DoD experience

RBAC

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Ansible

Ansible Automation Platform

PostgreSQL

RHEL

Linux

Active Directory/LDAP

Job description

Trusted Space, LLC in Chantilly, VA seeks an Enterprise Applications Engineer to design, automate, and sustain Jira/Confluence deployments within a DoD context. You will build automated environments using Ansible, manage RBAC, and coordinate across O&M and development teams in a cloud-based setting.

You will support PostgreSQL, Linux(RHEL), and security-compliant configurations, contributing to DoD mission-critical services and DoD 8140 compliance responsibilities. A TS/SCI clearance is required.