Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer (Jira/Confluence)

FlightSafety International Inc; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a Senior System Administrator to lead Jira & Confluence administration. You will configure, optimize, and secure enterprise Jira/Confluence platforms (Data Center or Cloud) while collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into effective workflows.

The role covers migrations, plugin management, scripting, REST integrations, and Tier 2/3 support. Occasional travel and on-call rotations are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years as a System Administrator with Jira/Confluence.
• 5+ years Unix/Linux admin experience (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).
• 3+ years Atlassian tools in large enterprises (500+ users).
• Experience with Jira workflows, fields, and permissions.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Jira/Confluence (Data Center or Cloud).
• Design and implement complex Jira workflows and automation.
• Manage user provisioning, access controls, and security.
• Plan upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Install and manage Atlassian apps, plugins, and licenses.
• Monitor performance, optimize JVM/db, and ensure reliability.
• Develop integrations with CI/CD, LDAP/SSO, ServiceNow, Git, Slack.

Skills

Jira/Confluence administration

Unix/Linux admin

Scripting (Groovy, Python, Bash)

REST API integrations

LDAP/SSO integration

ITIL/ITSM concepts

Docker/Kubernetes

Atlassian migrations

Monitoring & performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ScriptRunner

PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Slack/CI tools

LDAP/SSO tooling

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a Senior System Administrator to lead Jira & Confluence administration. You will configure, optimize, and secure enterprise Jira/Confluence platforms (Data Center or Cloud) while collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into effective workflows.

The role covers migrations, plugin management, scripting, REST integrations, and Tier 2/3 support. Occasional travel and on-call rotations are included.