Jira Administrator - Short Term Contract — USA

NextLink Labs

8d • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Jira Administrator for a 2 month contract engagement. The ideal candidate brings 5 to 8 years of hands-on Jira experience, has a track record of untangling over-customized Jira environments, and can operate independently from assessment through implementation. In this role, you will audit an existing Jira configuration, design a simplified and standards-aligned architecture, and implement it. You will deliver a blueprint document the internal team can own long-term, and validate that reporting and project status tracking are fully functional before the engagement closes.

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of hands-on Jira administration experience
• Demonstrated experience inheriting and restructuring over-customized or poorly planned Jira environments
• Ability to quickly diagnose root causes of structural and reporting problems in an existing Jira setup
• Ability to map business processes to Jira workflows
• Hands-on experience reconfiguring workflows, custom fields, screens, and project schemes
• Proficiency with Jira add-ons for reporting, portfolio planning, and test management including BigPicture, Xray, and EasyBI
• Ability to hit the ground running with no ramp-up time required
• Ability to produce clear, client-ready documentation
• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to build trust quickly with stakeholders and technical teams
• Proven ability to align stakeholders on design decisions before implementation begins
• Proven ability to deliver within a tight timeline without sacrificing quality

Nice To Haves

• Experience in consulting or professional services environments
• Familiarity with software development team structures and SDLC workflows
• Prior work with engineering organizations in the 30 to 100 developer range

Responsibilities

• Audit the current Jira instance to identify over-customizations, structural problems, and reporting gaps
• Redesign and reconfigure workflows, issue types, custom fields, and project schemes to restore simplicity and maintainability
• Implement the agreed configuration directly in the Jira instance
• Install, configure, and validate add-ons required for reporting, portfolio planning, and test management
• Produce a clear configuration document covering workflows, issue hierarchy, field usage, and add-on setup
• Validate that reporting and project status tracking are fully functional before the engagement closes

Benefits

• Remote-first culture, flexible work schedule, and autonomy to do your best work.
• Responsibility and autonomy at a growing company
• The opportunity to build something big and exciting

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees