Jira Architect

Bay Systems Consulting Inc.•Remote, US,

9d•$0 - $95•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking an experienced Jira Architect to support the Enterprise Services Network (ESnet) Work Structure team in transforming its Jira environment into a scalable, enterprise-wide platform. This is a highly visible role responsible for designing and implementing a standardized Jira architecture, leading data remediation and migrations, establishing governance standards, and enabling executive portfolio reporting. The ideal candidate is a strategic Jira expert with deep experience in Jira Cloud administration, enterprise-scale implementations, workflow optimization, and organizational change management.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of hands-on Jira Administration experience
Demonstrated expertise with Jira Cloud
Strong experience designing enterprise Jira environments supporting 100+ users across multiple departments
Expertise in workflow design
Expertise in permission schemes
Expertise in custom field configuration
Expertise in Jira Automation
Expertise in Advanced Roadmaps
Experience creating executive dashboards, filters, and portfolio reporting
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Ability to collaborate remotely during Pacific Time business hours

Nice To Haves

Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP), Jira Administrator, or similar certification
Experience supporting research institutions, government organizations, or higher education
Familiarity with portfolio management methodologies such as PMI or SAFe
Experience integrating Jira with Confluence
Background in enterprise change management and organizational technology rollouts

Responsibilities

Design and finalize ESnet's enterprise Jira architecture, including standardized issue hierarchies (Initiatives, Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs).
Develop long-term architecture for Portfolio, Procurement, Program, Group, and Department spaces.
Architect and implement Jira Goals to align strategic objectives with execution.
Standardize and optimize the use of Atlassian Teams across the organization.
Enhance Advanced Roadmaps to provide executive and project-level portfolio reporting, dependency tracking, capacity planning, and goal progress.
Assess and remediate existing Jira configurations, including custom fields, workflows, screens, permission schemes, notification schemes, statuses, priorities, components, boards, and filters.
Consolidate redundant configurations and eliminate technical debt.
Design reusable workflow schemes supporting engineering, operations, and administrative teams.
Develop strategies for project cleanup, archival, and long-term maintainability.
Lead enterprise-wide Jira data migration efforts with minimal disruption.
Execute bulk migration and mapping of projects into the new enterprise architecture.
Support teams transitioning from legacy project spaces into standardized departmental structures.
Ensure sprint continuity, reporting integrity, and dependency management throughout migrations.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor in resolving cross-functional configuration requirements.
Develop a comprehensive Jira Governance Framework to prevent future configuration drift.
Create standards for change control, naming conventions, project creation, workflow approvals, and custom field management.
Deliver training for executive leadership focused on portfolio reporting, dashboards, goal tracking, and capacity planning.
Provide technical documentation and knowledge transfer for Jira administrators and power users.