Senior Jira SME for SAFe PMO - On-Site VA

Alexandria Insights, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexandria Insights, Inc. seeks a Senior Jira Administrator and SME to support a Navy Fusion Suite SAFe environment in Stafford, Virginia. This on-site role requires deep Jira expertise, governance, and data-driven reporting to PMO leadership.

You will configure Jira workflows, dashboards, and automation, aligning with mission goals and security requirements while ensuring maintainable, auditable configurations. Travel is minimal and on-site presence is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, business, project management, systems engineering, or a related field and at least eight years of relevant experience, including five years of hands-on Jira administration.
• Experience administering Jira in a complex enterprise or PMO environment.
• Advanced experience configuring Jira workflows, issue types, fields, permissions, dashboards, reports, automation, and JQL filters.
• Ability to analyze stakeholder requirements and design sustainable Jira solutions that balance mission outcomes with governance and security.
• Experience supporting SAFe planning, execution, and reporting at scale.
• Strong communication skills to brief senior stakeholders on issues, risks, and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior Jira administrator and SME for the PMO’s SAFe-aligned implementation.
• Administer Jira projects and configurations including workflows, fields, permissions, dashboards, reports, and automation.
• Elicit and translate stakeholder needs into scalable configuration and implementation plans.
• Design work-item hierarchies for planning, delivery, risk, and milestones.
• Enable SAFe planning and program execution activities.
• Provide training and stakeholder support through documentation and guidance.

Skills

Jira administration

SAFe knowledge

Governance

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Alexandria Insights, Inc. seeks a Senior Jira Administrator and SME to support a Navy Fusion Suite SAFe environment in Stafford, Virginia. This on-site role requires deep Jira expertise, governance, and data-driven reporting to PMO leadership.

You will configure Jira workflows, dashboards, and automation, aligning with mission goals and security requirements while ensuring maintainable, auditable configurations. Travel is minimal and on-site presence is required.