Senior Atlassian Platform Architect

Datavant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking an Atlassian Platform Architect to own the technical direction and architecture of Jira, JSM, Confluence, and the broader Atlassian ecosystem. This senior, hands-on role combines enterprise architecture with delivery, defining target architecture, governance, data standards and reusable patterns while personally delivering complex automations and integrations.

You will lead platform remediation, reduce technical debt, ensure security and scalability, and partner with IT,

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience leading Jira and Atlassian ecosystem in a large/complex org.
• Strong hands-on Jira Cloud and JSM expertise across workflows, permissions and automation.
• Experience with Forge, REST APIs, webhooks and enterprise integrations.
• Ability to define enterprise architecture, governance, roadmaps and reusable design patterns.
• Experience designing JSM/ITSM solutions aligned with ITIL and enterprise IT operating models.
• Knowledge of Atlassian Cloud identity, security and access controls (SAML, SSO, SCIM).
• Direct HIPAA and FedRAMP experience and translating them into platform controls.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture and roadmap for Jira, JSM, Confluence and Atlassian ecosystem.
• Establish enterprise standards for data models, workflows, permissions, automation, reporting and naming conventions.
• Lead remediation of configuration sprawl, technical debt and inconsistent platform patterns.
• Design and implement complex solutions using Jira Automation, REST APIs, webhooks and ScriptRunner.
• Define JSM/ITSM architecture supporting service requests, incidents, problems, changes and knowledge management.
• Establish integration standards across APIs, identity systems and monitoring.
• Define security, privacy, availability, recoverability and data-retention requirements.
• Introduce architecture reviews and lifecycle-management processes to protect platform.
• Lead platform remediation, consolidation, migration and integration initiatives.
• Evaluate Marketplace apps and Atlassian capabilities for security and cost.
• Partner with IT, Security, Privacy, Compliance, Engineering to translate requirements into solutions.
• Mentor Jira administrators and own high-risk changes.
• Serve as senior escalation point for architectural issues and platform risks.
• Support licensing, application rationalization and platform investment planning.

Skills

Jira Cloud

JSM

Confluence

Atlassian ecosystem

Forge

REST APIs

Webhooks

Automation

Enterprise architecture

Security & privacy

Stakeholder management

Tools

ScriptRunner

Rovo

Job description

Datavant is seeking an Atlassian Platform Architect to own the technical direction and architecture of Jira, JSM, Confluence, and the broader Atlassian ecosystem. This senior, hands-on role combines enterprise architecture with delivery, defining target architecture, governance, data standards and reusable patterns while personally delivering complex automations and integrations.

You will lead platform remediation, reduce technical debt, ensure security and scalability, and partner with IT,