Ignite Digital is a company focused on enhancing national security agencies' operational outcomes through technology and partnerships. As a Jira Developer, you will be responsible for configuring, maintaining, and supporting Atlassian tools to improve team efficiency, while collaborating with stakeholders to meet their requirements.
Responsibilities
- Support Jira project setup and configuration for new and existing teams
- Customize Jira workflows, screens, fields, issue types, and schemes with guidance from senior admins or architects
- Assist with performance troubleshooting and coordinate with vendors as needed
- Recommend and implement straightforward automations to improve efficiency
- Research and install plugins under the direction of senior team members
- Assist with project migrations within a Jira instance
- Support data migration activities between environments under the guidance of senior admins
- Follow defined data transformation processes and quality checks
- Participate in testing and validation of migrated data
- Manage user accounts, groups, and permissions according to established security guidelines
- Conduct basic training sessions and maintain user documentation
- Respond to Jira/Confluence support requests, escalating complex issues when necessary
- Communicate system updates or changes to users
- Follow established backup and recovery processes for Jira/Confluence
- Assist with documentation of procedures and escalation of issues
- Document configurations and changes
- Contribute to knowledge base articles and FAQs
- Share best practices with peers and end users
- Stay current on Jira features and updates
- Suggest improvements to workflows or configurations
- Collect user feedback to recommend enhancements to senior team members
- Assist with tool-related project tasks such as backlog setup, reporting, and configuration support
- Provide input on timelines and requirements but not own project schedules
- Create dashboards and status reports for stakeholders when requested
- Escalate blockers or risks to senior admins or project leads
Skills
- Experience administering Jira (Cloud or Datacenter) and Confluence
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Basic knowledge of data migration techniques
- Ability to configure Jira automation rules
- Understanding of user/group/permission management
- Experience building dashboards and reports
- Strong troubleshooting and communication skills
- Team-oriented mindset with willingness to learn and grow
- Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
- Familiarity with JQL and scripting is a plus but not required
- Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator (Cloud or Server/Datacenter)
- Agile certification (CSM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent)
- ITIL
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
- Education stipends and referral bonuses
- Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
- Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
- Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
- Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth
Company Overview
Ignite Digital Services provides digital solutions to transform businesses. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://ignite-digital.com.