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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
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The CESO program is seeking a JIRA Developer / Administrator to support self-hosted Atlassian environments. The successful candidate will manage Jira and Confluence configurations, optimizing workflows, implementing automation, and performing data migrations. Day-to-day responsibilities include administering user accounts, permissions, and security audits across large multi-team environments, as well as performing system tasks like backups, re-indexes, patching, and upgrades. The role requires building custom dashboards, filters, and reporting solutions to support stakeholders. Key technologies and skills include ScriptRunner, Jira Automation, JQL, AWS integration, and Active Directory administration. The position focuses on aligning Atlassian processes with Agile and SAFe methodologies to improve governance, performance tracking, and incident management reporting within a complex federal and commercial program context.
Administer Jira, Confluence, and associated plugins including ScriptRunner and Jira Automation.
Manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and security audits across multi-team environments.
Perform system administration tasks such as backups, re-indexes, patching, and upgrades.
Build custom dashboards, filters, automation rules, and reporting solutions for stakeholders.
Lead Atlassian environment migrations, consolidations, and integrations.
Create and maintain documentation including workflow diagrams, system configurations, and user guides.
Provide training and consultation to internal teams and external partners on Atlassian best practices.
Utilize Jira data for analytics, performance tracking, and incident management reporting.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including Atlassian experience across federal and commercial organizations.
Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
IAT Level II Certification.
3+ years administering Jira and Confluence in enterprise environments, including workflow design, automation, permissions management, and plugin administration.
Experience designing custom dashboards, filters, and JQL queries.
Experience performing system backups, audits, re-indexes, and documenting SOPs.
Experience performing Atlassian installations, upgrades, migrations, and environment consolidations.
Experience integrating Atlassian tools with AWS environments.
Jira
Confluence
JQL
Atlassian
Scripting
Automation
Security Audits
Access Controls
Target Production Management Systems
On Target
Krampus
Terminator
JEMS
DoD 8140 IAT Level II