Senior Atlassian Architect Role - HIPAA & FedRAMP Expert

Datavant; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Senior Atlassian Platform Architect to own the technical direction and governance of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and the broader Atlassian ecosystem. This remote role focuses on HIPAA and FedRAMP compliance within a large health-tech environment.

You will translate requirements into scalable platform controls, lead remediation of debt, and partner with Security, Privacy, and Engineering to deliver secure, resilient Atlassian solutions at scale.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years experience leading Jira & Atlassian ecosystems in a large organization.
• Direct experience with HIPAA and FedRAMP requirements.
• Deep hands-on Jira Cloud, JSM, Confluence, and security/compliance controls.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture and roadmap for Jira/JSM/Confluence and Atlassian ecosystem.
• Set enterprise data models, workflows, permissions, and automation standards.
• Lead remediation of configuration sprawl and reduce technical debt.
• Design and implement complex automations, integrations, and reporting.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

FedRAMP compliance

Jira Cloud

JSM usage

Confluence usage

ITIL ITSM

Enterprise arch

Security/privacy

Tools

Forge

REST APIs

Webhooks

ScriptRunner

Rovo

Marketplace apps

Atlassian Intelligence

Job description

Senior Atlassian Architect Role - HIPAA & FedRAMP Expert — Remote

Career Positioning: The Atlassian Platform Architect title sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture and platform engineering — a relatively niche but increasingly critical specialty as large organizations scale their Atlassian tooling. This role offers strong positioning for broader Enterprise Architect or VP of IT Platform Engineering tracks.

Compensation vs. Market: At $160,000–$180,000 USD, this is competitive for a senior Atlassian specialist. Comparable senior Atlassian architect roles at US tech/health-tech companies typically range from $140,000–$200,000, so Datavant is landing solidly in the mid-to-upper range without the very top of market.

Skills You'll Develop:

• Deep HIPAA & FedRAMP compliance implementation — highly valued in health-tech and govtech sectors
• Atlassian Forge, ScriptRunner, Rovo and AI-native Atlassian tooling — cutting-edge and increasingly in demand
• ITSM/ITIL architecture design — transferable to ServiceNow and broader ITSM platforms
• Enterprise governance and technical debt remediation at scale — valuable leadership skill

Green Flags:

Datavant is a well-funded health data company with real enterprise scale. The role has genuine ownership and architectural authority, not just admin work. The mention of Atlassian Intelligence/Rovo signals investment in modern tooling.

Red Flags to Watch:

The description of "configuration sprawl," "technical debt," and "inconsistent platform patterns" suggests you're inheriting a messy environment. This can be rewarding but expect significant remediation work before building new. No sponsorship eligibility also limits the global talent pool, which may affect team diversity.

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. Guided by our mission to make the world's health data secure, accessible and actionable, we provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem — including providers, health plans, researchers, and life sciences companies. From fulfilling a single patient's request for their medical records to powering the AI revolution in healthcare, Datavanters are building the future of how data is connected and used to improve health.

By joining Datavant today, you're stepping onto a driven and highly collaborative team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare.

What We're Looking For

As Datavant scales, Jira and the broader Atlassian ecosystem increasingly underpin how teams coordinate work, manage services, connect systems, and provide visibility across the organization. As our Atlassian Platform Architect, you will own the technical direction, architecture, health, and evolution of Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and the broader Atlassian ecosystem.

This is a senior, hands-on role combining enterprise architecture with deep technical delivery. You will define the target architecture, roadmap, governance, data and integration standards, while personally designing and implementing complex automations, integrations, workflows, reporting, and service management solutions.

You will lead platform remediation and transformation, reduce technical debt, and ensure the environment remains secure, resilient, scalable, and maintainable. You will also serve as the senior technical partner to our Jira administration team, setting the standards they work to and taking ownership of changes requiring deeper architecture or engineering expertise.

What You Will Do

• Define and maintain the target architecture, technical strategy and prioritized roadmap for Jira, JSM, Confluence and the wider Atlassian ecosystem.
• Establish enterprise standards for data models, workflows, schemes, fields, permissions, automation, integrations, reporting and naming conventions.
• Take ownership of platform health and lead the remediation of configuration sprawl, technical debt, duplicate objects and inconsistent platform patterns.
• Design and implement complex solutions using Jira Automation, Rovo, ScriptRunner, REST APIs, webhooks and Marketplace applications.
• Define JSM and ITSM architecture supporting service requests, incidents, problems, changes, knowledge and asset management.
• Establish integration standards covering APIs, identity systems, authentication, data ownership, monitoring, error handling and recovery.
• Define security, privacy, availability, recoverability, performance, data-retention and audit requirements.
• Introduce architecture reviews, change controls and lifecycle-management processes that protect the platform while supporting delivery.
• Lead major platform remediation, consolidation, migration, redesign and integration initiatives.
• Evaluate Marketplace applications and emerging Atlassian capabilities, including Atlassian Intelligence and Rovo, based on security, privacy, cost and maintainability.
• Partner with IT, Security, Privacy, Compliance, Enterprise Systems, Product and Engineering to translate requirements into sustainable technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to Jira administrators by reviewing complex changes, establishing reusable patterns, mentoring the team and taking ownership of high-risk work.
• Act as the senior escalation point for architectural issues, significant platform risks and complex technical decisions.
• Support licensing, application rationalization, vendor decisions and platform investment planning.

What You Need to Succeed

• 6–8 years experience leading Jira and the Atlassian ecosystem within a large or complex organisation.
• Deep hands-on Jira Cloud and JSM expertise across workflows, schemes, custom fields, permissions, automation, security and project configuration.
• Strong technical experience with Forge, REST APIs, webhooks, workflow extensions and enterprise integrations.
• Experience designing JSM and ITSM solutions aligned with ITIL practices and an enterprise IT operating model.
• Strong knowledge of Atlassian Cloud identity and security, including Atlassian Guard, SAML, SSO, SCIM, provisioning and access controls.
• Direct experience working with both HIPAA and FedRAMP requirements and translating them into practical platform controls.
• Experience assessing platform health and leading remediation, migration, consolidation or transformation initiatives.
• Experience evaluating and governing Marketplace applications and other Atlassian extensions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to move confidently between strategy, technical design, hands-on delivery and team mentoring.
• A willingness to take ownership of a challenging environment, make clear technical decisions and drive issues through to resolution.

The estimated total cash compensation range for this role is: $160,000–$180,000 USD

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case‑by‑case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related medical conditions, and/or religion.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

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Is this Atlassian Platform Architect role fully remote? The job posting does not mention a specific office location and lists a US-wide compensation range, strongly implying it is a remote position. However, it is limited to candidates already authorized to work in the US, as employment sponsorship is not available. What is the salary range for this role? The estimated total cash compensation range is $160,000–$180,000 USD annually. Individual rates may vary based on level, responsibilities, skills, and experience. What Atlassian tools and technologies are required for this role? You'll need deep expertise in Jira Cloud, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Jira Automation, ScriptRunner, Forge, REST APIs, webhooks, and Marketplace applications. Familiarity with Atlassian Guard, SAML, SSO, SCIM, and emerging tools like Rovo and Atlassian Intelligence is also expected. Is experience with healthcare compliance like HIPAA required? Yes. The posting explicitly requires direct experience working with both HIPAA and FedRAMP requirements and the ability to translate those requirements into practical platform controls within the Atlassian environment. Does Datavant offer visa sponsorship for this position? No. The posting states clearly that this job is not eligible for employment sponsorship, so applicants must already have authorization to work in the United States.

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