Atlassian Administrator GPO/HQ/Remote

We are looking for a talented and detail-oriented Jira/Confluence administrator/specialist to join our team. You will be responsible for carrying out a variety of duties including designing, researching, prototyping, building new and supporting existing products. Strong candidates will have a desire to drive change. The chosen administrator/specialist will collaborate with business stakeholders and team engineers and analysts on various projects, using in-depth knowledge of the latest development standards and existing engineering methodologies to lead the way. In addition to being a good communicator, all candidates should be creative thinkers with excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on simplicity and scalability as foundational perspectives.

Responsibilities include but not limited to

Configuring, maintaining, administering, and enhancing JIRA Core, JIRA Software, JIRA Service Desk, Confluence, other key components and add-onsCreate and maintain custom workflows, fields, screen schemes, dashboards, metrics, reports, permission schemes and notification schemes to meet business needsTriages and resolve administrative requests and enhancementsSupports business strategy by supporting and enabling tooling and process integrationHelp guide and maintain the organization of data in ConfluenceAnalyze, review, and document current functionality to determine potential areas of improvement.Analyze requests for new Atlassian product functionality, implement new features, triage incoming support requests and handle or route appropriatelyProvide support and training as needed to Atlassian stakeholdersWork with CSOC teams to Build/Optimize/Streamline new and existing processes with technical solutions

Skills and Requirements we are looking for:

Ability to work independently with minimal guidanceExceptional understanding managing all aspects of Jira and ConfluenceExperience with website development, using current industry standard languages and techniques common to Atlassian (such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, and jQuery)Practical scripting skills, e.g. Powershell, Python , Bash, Groovy scriptAbility to develop custom scripts for use with Atlassian Add-onsIdentify, test and provide recommendations for using new plugins to meet project requirementsIntegrate Atlassian products into other solutions (directly or indirectly).Create, test, and deploy integrations between assigned applicationsImplementing 3rd party add-onsExcellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent documentation skills and procedural development capabilities are a core requirement.Provide, informal training, and support for JIRA and Confluence, as neededCollaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements for new projects and enhancementsAbility Perform basic Linux and Windows Server administration tasks as assigned and in service to assigned applications such as the Atlassian product suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.).Understanding of Agile principles (Scrum/Kanban).