Senior Jira & Atlassian Lead — Federal IT Transformation

CGS Federal; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Jira Lead Administrator to drive transformation in the federal IT space. You will lead Jira/Confluence projects, enhance CI/CD through Atlassian tooling, and coordinate with stakeholders across departments in a mission-focused environment.

The role requires strong communication, security clearance readiness, and experience with SE/SDLC practices. CGS offers growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 7 years’ experience in systems analysis and design of information systems programs.
• 3 years’ experience with Jira and Confluence administration.
• 3+ years’ experience of Bamboo and Bitbucket experience.
• Advanced degree with three years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of Agile and applied best practices.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Must obtain Government Security Clearance (moderate risk public trust).
• Atlassian certified Jira Administrator preferred.
• Working knowledge of Networking, DNS, Databases, APIs, SAML, and Akamai.
• Consulting in a Federal agency, especially within DHS.
• Ability to write custom JQL.
• Experience with Federal Systems Engineering Life Cycles (SELC) and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Create custom projects in Atlassian tool suite for complex workflows to meet business needs.
• Provide advanced configuration of the Atlassian suite of tools to promote CI/CD.
• Create and maintain Jira and Confluence collaboration sites (e.g., Kanban boards, Scrum boards, documentation pages).
• Analyze, research, manage, and implement integrated Atlassian tools, plugins, and applications.
• Interface with various diverse stakeholders as a liaison and trusted advisor.
• Help define how information systems may be upgraded or replaced.
• Gather requirements for business processes, and determine ways to optimize.

Skills

Jira admin

Confluence admin

Bamboo

Bitbucket

Agile

Stakeholder liaison

JQL

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Atlassian tools

DNS

APIs

SAML

Akamai

Networking

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Jira Lead Administrator to drive transformation in the federal IT space. You will lead Jira/Confluence projects, enhance CI/CD through Atlassian tooling, and coordinate with stakeholders across departments in a mission-focused environment.

The role requires strong communication, security clearance readiness, and experience with SE/SDLC practices. CGS offers growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.