Senior Jira/JSM Administrator — Remote (US)

Peraton

United States

Remote

USD 66,000 - 106,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Jira/JSM System Administrator to support USGS WMA in a remote, U.S.-based role. You will manage Jira/JSM configurations, plugins, and migrations for an enterprise-scale environment while ensuring compliance with Federal IT security standards.

The role requires hands-on Jira administration, SLA management, and collaboration with product owners, developers, and system architects. Strong experience with AGC and Jira Data Center migrations is preferred.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience or Master’s with 5+ years.
U.S. Citizenship; must obtain/maintain Public Trust; work within the United States.
Strong Atlassian Jira administration at project/site level.
Experience administering Jira Service Management (JSM) with SLA management.
Experience supporting Jira Data Center to cloud migration and federal IT environments.

Responsibilities

Administer Atlassian Jira and Jira Service Management at site/project levels.
Manage third-party Jira plugins full lifecycle including licensing and security review.
Deliver Jira training and technical guidance to users and admins.
Coordinate configuration changes with USGS product owners and architects.
Support migration to Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC) and cloud-native features.