Senior Atlassian Engineer/Atlassian Help Desk Lead

ecsfederal; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Atlassian Engineer/Help Desk Lead to work remotely for a federal client. You will administer Jira and Confluence, configure workflows, dashboards, and advanced filters, and translate requirements into scalable configurations while delivering user training.

You will guide a migration from Atlassian Datacenter to Atlassian Government Cloud, mentor migration developers, and collaborate with stakeholders to support mission delivery in a dynamic federal environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 7+ years administering Jira and Confluence for software development and/or operations teams.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and how they are implemented within Jira.
• Experience with Atlassian Datacenter migration to SaaS (Atlassian Government Cloud) environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Atlassian engineering and help desk activities for a federal client.
• Administrate Jira and Confluence, configure workflows, dashboards, and filters.
• Translate business requirements into technical configurations and provide user training.
• Support Atlassian Datacenter migration to Gov Cloud and mentor migration developers/engineers.

Skills

Agile methods

Dashboard design

Stakeholder mgmt

Requirement analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

7+ years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Atlassian Datacenter

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking aSenior Atlassian Engineer/Atlassian Help desk leadto workremote.

We are seeking a creative, meticulous, and tenacious Atlassian Engneer to join our team supporting a federal customer. In this role, you will work directly with customers and stakeholders to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement enhancements across the Atlassian tool suite to improve collaboration, streamline workflows, and support mission delivery. You will serve as an administrator for Jira and Confluence environments—configuring, maintaining, and optimizing the platforms to meet evolving project and organizational needs. The Atlassian Engineer will also help translate business requirements into technical configurations, document system processes, and deliver user training to ensure adoption and effectiveness. This position offers the opportunity to apply both technical expertise and business analysis skills to deliver impactful, scalable solutions that enable teams to operate efficiently in a dynamic federal environment. This opportunity will be assisting Atlassian Datacenter migration to Atlassian Government Cloud (SaaS). This opportunity is to lead a few migration developers/engineers.

Salary Range: $150,000-$180,000

General Description of Benefits

• US Citizen withabilityto obtain Public Trust clearance.
• A bachelor’s degree in related field or 7 years of relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience administering Jira and Confluence for software development and/or operations teams
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and how they are implemented within Jira
• Experience developing dashboards and advanced filters to provide performance metrics and operational insights for leadership
• Familiarity with forms and reporting design, data modeling, and scalable configuration solutions for large organizations
• Prior experience supporting customers in a federal consulting or government contracting environment
• Experience with Atlassian Datacenter migration to SaaS (Atlassian Government Cloud) environment