Senior Jira Engineer & Workflow Automation

AIS (Applied Information Sciences); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Senior Jira Engineer to join our federal IT team in Washington, DC. You will administer Jira and Jira Service Management, design workflows, and implement advanced automation with ScriptRunner for complex enterprise processes.

You will work directly with clients, ensure security and governance, and optimize data workflows across Data Center and Cloud deployments. A Top Secret clearance is required and a relevant degree with 5+ years of Jira experience is

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance required for this opportunity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of Jira administration experience.
• Experience with workflow engineering and creating custom workflows.
• Experience with ScriptRunner automation.
• Experience with REST API integrations.
• Experience with SQL/databases and Jira DC/Cloud management.
• Permission and security model expertise and strong troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Jira workflows, transitions, and schemes.
• Use ScriptRunner to implement validators, conditions, post-functions, and automations.
• Manage Jira Service Management configurations, including request types and service workflows.
• Create and tune JQL queries for dashboards, reports, and SLA tracking.
• Administer Jira Data Center and Jira Cloud environments, including user management and performance monitoring.
• Support REST API connectivity and enterprise system integrations.
• Collaborate with business teams to translate requirements into scalable Jira solutions.
• Ensure governance, security, and platform stability; provide user training and documentation.

Skills

Jira administration

Workflow engineering

REST API experience

SQL / Databases

Security & permissions model

Client interaction / consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

ScriptRunner

Jira Data Center

Jira Cloud

Job description

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Senior Jira Engineer to join our federal IT team in Washington, DC. You will administer Jira and Jira Service Management, design workflows, and implement advanced automation with ScriptRunner for complex enterprise processes.

You will work directly with clients, ensure security and governance, and optimize data workflows across Data Center and Cloud deployments. A Top Secret clearance is required and a relevant degree with 5+ years of Jira experience is