Sr. Jira Administrator/Agile Lead - TSSCI

Insight Global; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Jira Administrator to support a mission-critical government program. You will lead Agile Release Trains and drive scaled Agile delivery while ensuring Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket are optimized for tracking, governance, and reporting.

The role requires hands-on Jira administration, Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer experience, and active TS/SCI clearance. Certification in CSM or PMP is preferred, with strong collaboration across teams and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of experience, or 9+ years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Proven experience as a Jira administrator with workflows and automation.
• Proven experience as Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery lead.
• CSM, PMP, or related Agile or Atlassian certifications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for the ART and facilitate PI Planning.
• Facilitate ART ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, I&A, and Retrospectives.
• Manage the ART roadmap, risks, dependencies, and agile governance; establish metrics.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders to align ART goals with objectives.
• Administer and optimise Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) for tracking, workflows, permissions, reporting.
• Design and maintain custom JIRA workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Create and manage JIRA boards, filters, schemes, and user accounts.
• Develop JIRA automation rules and leverage JQL for advanced reporting.
• Integrate JIRA with GitHub, Slack, Jenkins to support CI/CD and DevSecOps.

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for an experienced Jira Administrator with a background in agile software delivery to support us on a mission critical project with our DoW customer. This dual-role position combines leadership and technical expertise to drive successful Agile Release Trains (ARTs) while ensuring seamless administration of Atlassian Jira tools for project execution. The candidate will play a critical role in enabling scaled Agile delivery, optimizing DevSecOps pipelines, and maintaining secure, mission-critical environments for a federal government program.This position requires hands-on experience orchestrating Agile practices, managing JIRA, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions supporting government initiatives.

Key Duties:

• Serve as a Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train (ART), facilitating PI (Program Increment) Planning Sessions, resolving impediments, and driving continuous value delivery.
• Facilitate ART ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt (I&A), and Retrospectives.
• Manage the ART roadmap, risks, dependencies, and agile governance. Establish metrics to evaluate ART performance and value stream improvements (e.g., flow efficiency, velocity).
• Coordinate with external stakeholders to align ART goals with organisational objectives.
• Administer and optimise Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) to support Agile tracking, workflows, permissions, and reporting.
• Design and maintain custom JIRA workflows, dashboards, and reporting for use in scaled Agile environments aligned with ART processes.
• Create, configure, and manage JIRA Agile boards, filters, schemes, and user accounts for ART teams.
• Develop and implement effective JIRA automation rules to streamline business processes.
• Leverage JIRA Query Language (JQL) to deliver advanced reporting metrics for Agile planning and execution.
• Integrate JIRA with third-party tools (e.g., GitHub, Slack, Jenkins) to support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.

Hourly: 67-76/hrSalary: 140,000-165,000

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience, or 9+ years of experience
• Active TSSCI clearance
• Proven experience as a JIRA administrator (creating workflows, dashboards, and automation scripts)
• Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery lead
• CSM, PMP, or related Agile or Atlassian certification

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].