Jira Administrator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Five years of Agile delivery experience.
• Three years as a Jira Administrator, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach on a federal or Department of Defense program within the past five years.
• Two or more years of hands-on experience in the Orlando Research Park / CPE ST3 ecosystem or comparable Army PEO SETA support.
• Direct experience supporting at least one CPE ST3 program office and working closely with a Government Product Owner.
• Hands-on administration of a Government-owned Jira Data Center instance, including project schemes and issue types, workflows and custom fields, permission schemes, boards, filters, JQL, and dashboards.
• Demonstrated experience translating Government Task Instructions, requirements, or structured work packages into Epics, Stories, and Tasks with estimates, acceptance criteria, and a Definition of Done.
• Experience reporting progress and completion against Epics, Stories, and Tasks.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with government program management and technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with Army APS and its Jira-based work management processes.
• Experience with Army DSO-configured Jira settings on NIPR.
• Direct experience supporting SIM, TRADE, TSMO, FMS/IPO, or HQ directorates within the CPE ST3 / former PEO STRI environment.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain technical solutions clearly.
• Experience configuring multiple Jira project profiles, reusable schemes, and standardized workflows across different government organizations.
• Experience developing Jira reports and dashboards supporting work package status, schedule performance, resource utilization, and management reporting.
• Relevant Scrum Master, Agile, or Jira certifications.

Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, and maintain Jira projects, workflows, issue types, permission schemes, custom fields, dashboards, and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with the Solutions Architect and Government stakeholders to develop Jira project configurations and Agile execution requirements.
• Work directly with Product Owners to refine requirements, prioritize backlogs, and track execution.
• Decompose Government Task Instructions, requirements, and work packages into epics, stories, and tasks, including estimates, acceptance criteria, and a Definition of Done.
• Support Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning, backlog management, task assignments, progress tracking, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain Jira boards, filters, JQL queries, and dashboards for program execution and management visibility.
• Collaborate with program managers, technical leads, Scrum teams, and government stakeholders to align Jira workflows with program requirements.
• Share practical experiences, implementation approaches, configuration challenges, proven solutions, and lessons learned from previous Jira implementations.
• Report progress and completion against Epics, Stories, and Tasks.