Hybrid Senior Jira Administrator / Consultant

Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Jira Administrator / Consultant for a hybrid W-2 contract to possible direct-hire opportunity.

HYBRID SCHEDULE:

3 days on-site (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
2 days remote (Mondays and Fridays)

OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with strong experience in administration and configuration of Atlassian Jira & Confluence software suite both cloud and onprem. This role will manage and coordinate changes in Jira in collaboration with our Project, Program, Product and Engineering Managers. These changes can range from process improvements, managing and customizing JIRA projects/workflows, and establishing reporting. As a Subject Matter Expert, this position will take an active role within the team to help drive process improvements around the Jira structure and how we organize the projects and team along with configuration and management of Jira and Confluence. They will also collaborate with internal customers to understand requirements, implement changes, test, and document.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support global teams with Jira and Jira Service Management projects including the configuration of complex workflows, layout, field configurations, screen schemes, permission schemes, notification schemes, custom fields, automation, agile boards, and dashboards.
• Gather requirements for business processes and determine ways to optimize and improve Jira/Confluence organizational framework and identify where functionality needs to improve to meet user requests; propose Jira add-ons and plugins to enhance productivity, then follow through according to our processes to install, test, and roll out.
• Configure plans with Advanced Roadmaps and propose, implement and rollout solutions which support PMO processes and user requirements.
• Create Jira based reports, dashboards (EazyBI) and planning views based on different user requirements to provide Product Roadmap stakeholders visibility to actionable Initiative metrics and status reports.
• Configure Confluence pages with Jira dashboards and reports and implement and enforce JIRA hygiene practices; use Confluence to document detailed processes related to the use of Jira for different Initiative lifecycle phases such as Requirements Intake, Roadmap Planning, Execution, Delivery, and Support.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to align and streamline project configurations to expedite the rollout of standard ways of working; conduct workshops and training on Jira and Confluence such as tools usage, new functionality or features, best practices, etc.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• US Citizen or Green Card Holder.
• 5+ years of experience administering Jira projects with advanced expertise in tool administration of Jira/Confluence.
• Proficiency / expertise in Atlassian tool suite.
• 8+ years of overall IT experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Expert knowledge of Jira plug-ins and add-ons like ScriptRunner is a MUST.
• Proficiency in EazyBI, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Strong knowledge of JQL to construct custom dashboards, advanced filters, and reports.
• Process oriented mindset with strong experience enabling enterprise-level processes using Jira and Confluence and ability to effectively communicate and present new solutions, ideas and process (must be comfortable presenting to large teams).
• Excellent technical troubleshooting skills and process implementation skills.
• Working knowledge of Agile (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban) methodologies is a MUST.
• Ability to work with diverse teams across different time zones.
• Strong communication skills with ability to create and deliver Jira related trainings.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Drug Screen may be required.