Business Function Implement Practitioner

Accenture Federal Services • Washington, DC

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About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
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Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
As a Jira Implementation Specialist, you will operate as a functional lead adjacent to engineering and infrastructure teams to deliver end‑to‑end process and data solutions. You’ll own a specific instance for Jira/Jira Cloud configuration governance, workflow standardization, dashboards and reporting, and the planning/execution of cloud and data migration initiatives. You’ll define requirements, coordinate user acceptance, and champion security, compliance, and change management best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Advanced experience with Jira/Jira Cloud administration and workflow design.
• Proven functional data lead background (data mapping, quality, migration planning).
• Expertise in requirements mapping and translating business needs into Jira configurations.
• Demonstrated ability to standardize processes across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder facilitation, and documentation skills; ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience facilitating infrastructure/security discussions
• Track record of large data migrations with reconciliation reporting and quality gates.

Responsibilities

• Jira Administration & Governance: Design, administer, and maintain Jira configurations (workflows, permission schemes, field schemes, issue types, boards, JQL, and automations). Establish reusable templates and standards.
• Process Standardization: Map business requirements into consistent workflows and SLAs; document processes and change controls; drive adoption across teams.
• Functional Data Leadership: Lead data mapping and quality controls for large migrations; create data dictionaries, transformation rules, reconciliation reports; define acceptance criteria.
• Cloud Migration Enablement: Plan and execute Jira Cloud migration activities (assessment, cleanup, app compatibility, JCMA runs, validation, cutover, and rollback readiness).
• Dashboards & Reporting: Develop actionable dashboards for flow metrics (cycle time, throughput, WIP, SLA performance) and executive scorecards; manage filters and shared permissions.
• Security & Compliance: Partner with security/infra to implement SSO/SCIM, least‑privilege RBAC, audit logging, and change control; ensure data privacy and retention standards.
• Enablement & Support: Train users; build runbooks; troubleshoot issues; champion continuous improvement and cross‑team collaboration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees