Senior Jira Administrator and Developer

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you'll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, mission-oriented Senior Jira Administrator and Developer, in the Chantilly, VA area, with strong Customer relationships.

The Jira Administrator is responsible for creating and organizing new projects on the JIRA platform, as well as configuring the layout, design, workflow, and dashboard. This position is also looking to implement & take advantage of JIRA with Confluence experience. Primarily, you will ensure each person on a project team has access to all materials needed. If there is training or an upgrade needed for a project, the administrator's responsibilities include providing the right resources to users. A JIRA administrator also manages upgrades and improvements to the software. Secondly, your skill in planning, architecting, designing and building Atlassian JIRA/Confluence custom plugins will assist with customer requirements & projects. Your experience in managing the Atlassian tool chain including workflows, custom fields, schemes, add-ons, pages, content, spaces, permissions and integrations will benefit customer research and products. Lastly, you will assist & gain experience with Windows Server 2016/2019 & Windows 10 environments to include Active Directory, Domain Controllers, FTP, DNS, GPO's, PKI, & DHCP.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Plan, schedule, implement, & communicate JIRA & plug-in upgrades in accordance with requirements, & established policies & procedures

Architect, administer, and troubleshoot JIRA deployments & projects; focus on providing platform for Housing units to administer, track & report on department-wide projects & issues

Work independently with stakeholders & clients to design & deliver JIRA workflows to meet the stated & unstated business requirements

Analyze current JIRA configurations & migrate to new instances; code, test, & debug new software/applications or make new enhancements to existing software/ applications & provide solutions using JIRA

Ability to create complex JIRA workflows, screen, permission, & notification schemes, & to provide/configure JIRA for manual processes

Understanding of JIRA APIs & webhooks

Gather requirements for business processes, & determine ways to optimize/improve JIRA/Confluence/Bitbucket; build & configure

Implement custom XML based JIRA gadgets

Generate documentation on workflows & processes implemented in JIRA to support runbooks

Working knowledge with ITIL Operations Management & Service Management

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience, or high school diploma/GED and 7 or more years of relevant experience

Database administration, JVM tuning

Security+ certification (active)

Occasional travel, 25% CONUS

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time

Must be able to communicate, converse, & exchange information with peers & senior personnel

Constantly operates a computer & other office productivity machinery, such as a computer

Constantly positions self to maintain computers in the lab, including under the desks & in the server closet

Frequently moves Audio/Visual or Computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds across & around a business campus or large facility

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

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