Senior DevOps Engineer / Jira Platform Engineer

SAJ Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SajTech is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Jira Platform Engineer to lead the administration, configuration, integration, and optimization of Jira within an enterprise environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Jira administration, Atlassian platforms, enterprise integrations, Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, REST APIs, scripting, and migration from Azure DevOps or similar platforms to Jira.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Jira administration or engineering experience.
• Strong Jira configuration and platform administration experience.
• Hands-on experience developing integrations with GitLab and ServiceNow.
• Strong experience with REST API integrations.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript.
• Experience migrating from Azure DevOps or similar platforms to Jira.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting, integration, and enterprise platform engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Jira for enterprise Agile and project management needs.
• Design and maintain Jira workflows, issue types, screens, fields, automation rules, permissions, roles, and security schemes.
• Manage Jira user growth, licensing, application usage, and governance.
• Design and maintain integrations between Jira and enterprise platforms such as GitLab and ServiceNow.
• Build integrations using REST APIs, webhooks, middleware, Okta, and scripting.
• Automate data synchronization between planning, development, release, and operations platforms.
• Troubleshoot and optimize integration pipelines for performance, security, and scalability.
• Support migration from Azure DevOps, GitLab, and existing Jira environments to Jira SaaS / Atlassian Government Cloud.
• Work with Agile teams to translate Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices into effective Jira configurations.
• Support Agile reporting and metrics including velocity, burndown, and cycle time.
• Develop technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Provide technical guidance to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and engineering teams.

Skills

Jira administration

Atlassian platforms

REST APIs

Python

PowerShell

JavaScript

Azure DevOps migration

GitLab integration

ServiceNow integration

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

SAFe

Platform engineering

Gov Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Job Description Job Summary

SajTech is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Jira Platform Engineer to lead the administration, configuration, integration, and optimization of Jira within an enterprise environment.The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Jira administration, Atlassian platforms, enterprise integrations, Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, REST APIs, scripting, and migration from Azure DevOps or similar platforms to Jira.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize Jira for enterprise Agile and project management needs.
• Design and maintain Jira workflows, issue types, screens, fields, automation rules, permissions, roles, and security schemes.
• Manage Jira user growth, licensing, application usage, and governance.
• Design and maintain integrations between Jira and enterprise platforms such as GitLab and ServiceNow.
• Build integrations using REST APIs, webhooks, middleware, Okta, and scripting.
• Automate data synchronization between planning, development, release, and operations platforms.
• Troubleshoot and optimize integration pipelines for performance, security, and scalability.
• Support migration from Azure DevOps, GitLab, and existing Jira environments to Jira SaaS / Atlassian Government Cloud.
• Work with Agile teams to translate Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices into effective Jira configurations.
• Support Agile reporting and metrics including velocity, burndown, and cycle time.
• Develop technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Provide technical guidance to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands‑on Jira administration or engineering experience.
• Strong Jira configuration and platform administration experience.
• Hands‑on experience developing integrations with GitLab and ServiceNow.
• Strong experience with REST API integrations.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript.
• Experience migrating from Azure DevOps or similar platforms to Jira.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting, integration, and enterprise platform engineering skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Atlassian Government Cloud.
• Experience with Confluence, Bitbucket, and Atlassian Marketplace applications.
• DevSecOps or Platform Engineering experience.
• Experience with security and compliance standards such as FISMA, SOX, and FedRAMP.
• Federal government experience.
• Atlassian certification such as ACP-620, ACP-120, or equivalent.

Important Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory. Candidates should clearly mention U.S. Citizenship in their resume.
• This position is on-site in Washington, DC.