Jira Lead Administrator

Jira Lead Admin Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid Level Department: Information Technology CGS is seeking a talented Jira Lead Administrator who is passionate about driving transformation in the federal IT domain. Strong candidates will have a desire to drive change in the federal space by developing executable strategies, implementing new technologies, streamlining processes, and improving mission value delivery through new practices and tools. Skills and Attributes for Success Create custom projects in Atlassian tool suite for complex workflows to meet business needs. Provide advanced configuration of the Atlassian suite of tools to promote CI/CD. Create and maintain Jira and Confluence collaboration sites (e.g., Kanban boards, Scrum boards, documentation pages). Analyze, research, manage, and implement integrated Atlassian tools, plugins, and applications. Interface with various diverse stakeholders as a liaison and trusted advisor. Help define how information systems may be upgraded or replaced. Gather requirements for business processes and determine ways to optimize. Qualifications 7 years’ experience in systems analysis and design of information systems programs. 3 years’ experience with Jira and Confluence administration. 3+ years’ experience of Bamboo and Bitbucket. An advanced degree in an appropriate field with an additional three years of relevant experience. Knowledge of Agile principles and applied best practices required. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, are required. Must successfully complete a stringent Background Investigation and obtain the required Government Security Clearance (moderate risk public trust). Atlassian certified Jira Administrator preferred. Working knowledge of Networking, DNS, Databases, APIs, SAML, and Akamai. Consulting in a Federal agency, especially within DHS. Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language), a plus. Experience with Federal Systems Engineering Life Cycles (SELC) and Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC). Additional Preferred Experience Experience with Government software development policies and procedures. Client-facing communication experience. Federal Agency issued security clearance. Benefits Health, Dental, and Vision Life Insurance 401k Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter) Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays Salary: $101,920 - $138,320 a year Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Email: View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Contact-Government-Services,-LL