Jira Administrator

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the cant be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain custom JIRA workflows based upon business requirements
• Create custom permission schemes, notification schemes, screens, and similar configuration changes on a project by project basis
• Manage multiple projects on several different JIRA instances
• Manage custom add-ons and determine when/where they should be implemented
• Develop new solutions on production systems while maintaining appropriate change controls.
• Develop integrations between Jira, Confluence, and other tools utilizing APIs
• Basic understanding of Windows and Linux systems
• Basic understanding of networking, HTTPS, firewalls, SSO, SAML
• Displays knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills, and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty
• Familiar with the Atlassian product life-cycle as it relates to upgrades and installing/configuring new add-ons
• Work with business partners to define requirements for advanced customizations, automation, and integrations. Implements customizations utilizing Jira and Confluence tools
• Acts in compliance with industry and Company technical requirements, standards, policies and procedures
• Displays knowledge of, and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills
• Displays in-depth knowledge of, and ability to apply, project management skills
• Experience collaborating with multi-discipline teams to define requirements, design solutions, and test implementations
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• You have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligiblity and ability to obtain polygraph upon hire.
• You have a Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent military training. However, equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• You have 3-5 years of experience in System Administration or a related field
• You have 3-5 years of experience managing and providing JIRA accounts
• You have IT certification(s) (CCNA-Security, CASP, CISSP, Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT-Level) or are working towards certification
• You are familiar with JIRA development, test, and security accreditation.

• Solid experience in supporting Jira Software, Jira Service Desk, and Confluence (ideally familiar with Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center, Confluence Cloud, Confluence Server).
• You have experience supporting designing, building, and accrediting Jira in a classified environment.
• You have the ability to troubleshooting operational issues, providing technical solutions to operational problems, contributing to upgrades and implementation of new functionality, and providing the overall upkeep and maintenance of Jira and Confluence instances
• You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and user organizations across DoD.
• You are detail/ process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Desired Skills:

• You have experience supporting the Intelligence Community and/or Department of Defense customer.
• You have familiarity with current Intelligence Community systems and associated security policies/procedures.
• You have experience working with Windows and LINUX systems in a Jira environment
• Solid written and verbal communication skills