Atlassian JIRA Architect

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in integration and platform architecture focus on designing and implementing seamless integration solutions and robust platform architectures for clients. They enable efficient data flow and optimise technology infrastructure for enhanced business performance.

Those in integration architecture at PwC will focus on designing and implementing seamless integration solutions to connect various organisational systems and applications. Your work will involve creating robust architectures that enable efficient data flow and enhance overall business processes.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to ethnicity; creed; color; religion; national origin; age; disability; neurodiversity; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; marital; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an inclusive organization and equal opportunity employer.

Minimum years experience required

• 10 years of experience

Additional application instructions

• Technical Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree or MBA preferred.

● More than 10 years of experience and in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Atlassian products, including Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Bamboo. Experience in customizing, configuring, and integrating Atlassian tools like Jira

● Hands-on experience with Atlassian Jira installations, migrations, customization, patching, and plugin installation

● Expertise on Jira architecture (both cloud & on-premises).

● Expertise in leading Jira migrations from both Jira Cloud to Jira Cloud and Jira on-prem to Jira Cloud

● Experience using Jira Project Configurator

● Experience with Jira REST APIs for Cloud/On premise to extract data from Jira and load to Jira

● Experience in migrating successfully large Jira projects comprising Issues including history, comments, attachments, workflows, links, users

● Possesses Java Programing skills

● Experience leading mapping sessions with the client for Jira migration

● Deep understanding of SaaS platforms and cloud environments, as well as working with Rest APIs, webhooks, native or app-based automations

● Strong knowledge of security practices, encryption, and access controls

● Experience with scripting language Groovy for Jira automation

● Advanced skills in creating complex JQL queries for reporting and dashboard creation

● Experience with Jira Automation rules to optimize processes

● Understanding of database structures used by Jira

● Experience with Git or other version control systems for managing Jira-related scripts and configurations

● Experience with installing, configuring, and managing Jira add-ons and plugins

● Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, especially for cloud-based Jira deployments

● Understanding of DevOps methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

● Skills in configuring and managing Jira backups and recovery processes

● Experience with upgrading Jira versions and migrating Jira instances between different environments

Certification Preferred:

● Relevant certifications in Atlassian, Agile, or DevOps products are desirable.

● Atlassian certified Jira Administration certification for Data center.

● Atlassian certified Jira Administration certification for Cloud.

● Atlassian certified Jira Project Administrator

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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