Senior Jira & Agile Lead for DoD Programs

ZP Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k

PTO 20 days

Federal holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for an experienced Agile/Jira Specialist to support the Joint Fires Network (JFN) program in San Diego, CA. The role bridges operational leadership and software teams, driving Agile processes, release planning, and Atlassian administration.

Responsibilities include administering Jira/JSM/Confluence, designing workflows, supporting sprint planning and backlog refinement, and ensuring traceability across the software lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5–10+ years in Agile software environments.
• 2+ years Jira and Confluence administration.
• Experience with DoD acquisition programs, military software factories, or C4ISR/C2.

Responsibilities

• Administer Atlassian tool suite including Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and Jira Advanced Roadmaps.
• Design and maintain Jira workflows, automations, dashboards, roadmaps, and reporting structures.
• Support Agile software development teams through requirements management, sprint planning, release planning, and backlog refinement activities.
• Translate operational and mission requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable development tasks.
• Drive requirements traceability and visibility across the software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate Agile release management activities, deployment schedules, and capability delivery milestones.
• Collaborate with leadership, product owners, engineers, and stakeholders to improve delivery processes and program execution.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, process guides, and knowledge-sharing resources.
• Monitor Agile metrics and provide recommendations for process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Support DevSecOps and secure software development lifecycle initiatives.

Skills

Jira administration

Agile methodologies

Sprint planning

Backlog refinement

Requirements management

Roadmaps

Stakeholder collaboration

SAFe

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira Software

Jira Service Management

Confluence

Jira Advanced Roadmaps

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for an experienced Agile/Jira Specialist to support the Joint Fires Network (JFN) program in San Diego, CA. The role bridges operational leadership and software teams, driving Agile processes, release planning, and Atlassian administration.

Responsibilities include administering Jira/JSM/Confluence, designing workflows, supporting sprint planning and backlog refinement, and ensuring traceability across the software lifecycle.