IT Consultant

Parsons Corporation•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$125,100 - $225,200

About The Position

Parsons is seeking talented and creative professionals to support a customer base currently experiencing a rapid adoption of Atlassian tools. This is an exceptional opportunity to leverage your expertise with Jira, Confluence, and Jira Assets to help our customer transform their business processes on an unprecedented scale. If you are currently Atlassian SME or aspire to be one, then this is the opportunity you have been looking for. Parsons is managing a Technical Services (TS) program for an agency within the Department of War to provide support for a variety of services, applications, and software development efforts.

Requirements

4-year degree in Computer Science or related curriculum from an accredited institution preferred, but not required.
12+ years or more in a technology related field.
Must be US Citizen.
Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance required.
Experience supporting multiple Jira projects, Confluence spaces, and Assets schemas simultaneously in support of different user teams
Experience supporting Agile Scrum teams
Advanced JQL and IQL skills (including Scriptrunner)
Experience with advanced Confluence page design
Experience with Jira automations (legacy and project), including using smart values
Experience analyzing and translating structured datasets into Jira Assets schema designs
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Atlassian certification highly desirable
Jira & Assets API experience a plus
Certified Scrum Master certification a plus
Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Decisive and confident
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Flexible
Strong written and verbal communicate skills
Self-Motivated
Ability to facilitate/lead IT projects and teams desired
Working knowledge of Facilities processes is helpful.

Responsibilities

Design and administration of multiple Jira Software (Agile Scrum) and Service Desk/Service Management projects
Design and implementation of Confluence spaces leveraging advanced functionality and design techniques to provide sophisticated solutions with a high degree of usability
Design and administration of multiple Jira Assets schemas supporting a variety of use-cases that extend Assets’s functionality well beyond core asset management capabilities
Working with customer teams to understand their business processes and needs, help them understand the capabilities of the Atlassian tools, and develop solutions that deliver significant value
Provide informal, unstructured training sessions with end-users to help them become more self-sufficient at administering and managing their own projects and spaces
Creating skeleton technical Jira project reference documentation in Confluence for use by other Jira project administrators