Remote Senior Atlassian Migration Engineer

LMI Consulting, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking an Atlassian Migration Engineer at Level IV to modernize Jira/Confluence environments for VA modernization efforts. You will plan, execute, and validate migrations, write automation and API integrations, and ensure data integrity with careful change control and handover.

The role emphasizes scripting, testing, and collaboration with cloud architects and security teams to connection GitHub actions and deployment signals while protecting credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or related field; 5+ years in integration, migration, or automation.
• Demonstrated experience with Jira Cloud Migration Assistant and Jira DC-to-Cloud.
• Proficiency with Jira Automation, REST APIs, and scripting; familiarity with Forge or ScriptRunner.
• Experience integrating GitHub with Jira, including GitHub for Jira and GitHub Actions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination and meet federal vetting and data-handling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Inventory legacy Jira/Confluence projects, spaces, workflows, identities, apps, and integrations.
• Plan and execute phased migrations using approved Atlassian tools.
• Write and test migration scripts, data transformations, and remediation procedures.
• Design Jira automation and API interfaces; implement Forge or ScriptRunner extensions where appropriate.
• Connect GitHub repositories to Jira for issue linkage and build/deployment visibility.

Skills

Jira automation

REST APIs

Scripting

GitHub integration

Change control

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/CE/IS

Master's degree (desirable)

Tools

Jira Cloud Migration Assistant

Jira Data Center-to-Cloud

Forge

ScriptRunner

GitHub Actions

Job description

LMI is seeking an Atlassian Migration Engineer at Level IV to modernize Jira/Confluence environments for VA modernization efforts. You will plan, execute, and validate migrations, write automation and API integrations, and ensure data integrity with careful change control and handover.

The role emphasizes scripting, testing, and collaboration with cloud architects and security teams to connection GitHub actions and deployment signals while protecting credentials.