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Jira Platform Engineer (Enterprise Data Center & Cloud Migration Leader) (Remote)
Length: 6 month contract (potential extension)
Overview:
We are seeking a senior, enterprise-level Jira Platform Engineer to join a highly experienced team that plays a vital role in product development operations. This position supports one of the largest and most complex Jira Data Center environments globally and will be instrumental in leading and executing a large-scale migration to the Atlassian Cloud Stack.
This is not a basic Jira administrator role. The selected candidate must be capable of owning Jira as a mission-critical enterprise platform — operating confidently across application administration, infrastructure layers, and cloud migration strategy.
The environment supports 30,000–40,000+ global users, and the right candidate must have experience operating at comparable scale.
What You’ll Do:
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Own and support large-scale Jira Data Center environments (enterprise scale)
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Lead and contribute to complex Data Center to Jira Cloud migrations
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Develop migration strategies beyond simple lift-and-shift approaches
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Perform plugin rationalization and governance redesign for Cloud readiness
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Support post-migration stabilization and performance optimization
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Administer both Jira Data Center and Jira Cloud ecosystems at scale
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Perform application-level upgrades, optimization, cleanup, and performance tuning
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Maintain and enhance monitoring and alerting solutions (New Relic, Splunk)
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Build and automate tooling to expand self-service capabilities
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Integrate Jira with enterprise platforms (e.g., GitHub and related development tools)
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Partner with infrastructure teams to ensure systems are patched, secure, and optimized
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Troubleshoot complex front-end and back-end technical challenges in a high-scale enterprise environment
Required Experience & Qualifications:
Enterprise Jira Expertise
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5+ years of hands-on Jira Data Center administration at enterprise scale
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2+ years of Jira Cloud administration at enterprise scale
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Proven experience leading large-scale Data Center to Cloud migrations
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Experience in environments supporting 30,000–40,000+ global users
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Deep understanding of:
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Migration strategy
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Plugin rationalization
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Governance redesign
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Post-migration stabilization
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Enterprise-scale performance considerations
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Infrastructure & Systems Expertise
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Strong proficiency in RedHat Linux system administration
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Experience with clustering, server management, and performance tuning
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Solid understanding of OS-level support and enterprise data center environments
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Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting across infrastructure layers