Jira Platform Engineer - Enterprise DevOps for Government

Isys Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

I2X Technologies is seeking a Senior DevOps/Jira Platform Engineer to support a federal government customer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on administering Jira AGC, designing workflows, and integrating Jira with GitLab and ServiceNow.

You will lead Jira platform engineering, ensure security and compliance, mentor Scrum Masters, and help migrate from Azure DevOps/GitLab to Jira SaaS. This is an on-site position requiring US citizenship.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript) and REST API integration.
• 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, Atlassian Government Cloud) and marketplace apps.
• Experience working in a DevSecOps or Platform Engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Administering, configuring, and integrating the Jira Atlassian SaaS for government cloud within our enterprise technology ecosystem.
• Consolidating our collaborative planning tools—transitioning from Azure DevOps (onprem) and GitLab (on-prem) to Jira Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC) SaaS for government.
• Building robust, automated, and secure integrations between Jira SaaS for government and core enterprise systems (e.g. ServiceNow, GitLab), enabling end-to-end visibility across planning, development and operations.
• Design, implement, and maintain seamless integrations between Jira AGC and other enterprise systems such as GitLab, and ServiceNow, using Okta, REST APIs, webhooks, middleware, and scripting.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners on best-practice tool utilization and Jira configurations.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Jira administration

DevSecOps

Technical leadership

REST API integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Jira

GitLab

ServiceNow

Okta

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

I2X Technologies is seeking a Senior DevOps/Jira Platform Engineer to support a federal government customer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on administering Jira AGC, designing workflows, and integrating Jira with GitLab and ServiceNow.

You will lead Jira platform engineering, ensure security and compliance, mentor Scrum Masters, and help migrate from Azure DevOps/GitLab to Jira SaaS. This is an on-site position requiring US citizenship.