Summary: Seeking a Senior Atlassian Developer to design, optimize, and manage the Atlassian ecosystem, focusing on Jira administration, workflow automation, and Jira Service Management. Highlights: 1. Design and optimize Atlassian ecosystem, especially Jira 2. Enable scalable, standardized, and automated processes 3. Collaborate across engineering, product, and operations teams We are seeking a **Senior Atlassian Developer** to join our team as a contractor. This role is focused on the design, optimization, and ongoing management of our Atlassian ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on Jira administration, workflow automation, and Jira Service Management (JSM). You will play a key part in enabling scalable, standardized, and automated processes across engineering and operations teams. **Responsibilities** * Design and implement scalable Jira workflows for various issue types and business processes * Build and maintain Jira projects, including configuration of schemes for permissions, notifications, and screens, as well as custom fields * Develop and standardize templates, forms, and request types within Jira Service Management (JSM) * Extend Jira functionality using REST APIs, automation rules, and custom plugins where needed * Integrate Jira with external systems such as CI/CD tools, identity management platforms, and developer environments * Support reporting and analytics by creating dashboards, queries, SLAs, and operational metrics * Perform ongoing maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of the Atlassian environment * Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to translate business requirements into scalable Jira solutions **Requirements** * At least 3 years of hands\-on experience administering and configuring Atlassian Jira * Strong expertise in designing and managing Jira workflows, issue types, screens, and permission schemes * Proven experience with Jira Service Management (JSM), including configuration of request types, SLAs, and service workflows * Experience designing automation workflows to support software delivery (CI/CD, release management) and operational processes * Hands\-on experience with Atlassian REST APIs and integrating Jira with other systems * Proficiency in building advanced Jira queries, dashboards, and reports for analytics and operational insights * Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies and related tooling * Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and system optimization abilities * Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration * Fluent English skills (written and spoken) at a B2\+ level or higher **Nice to have** * Experience extending Jira functionality using the Atlassian Plugin SDK or marketplace applications * Familiarity with Confluence and other tools in the Atlassian ecosystem * Experience integrating Jira with enterprise tools such as GitHub and CI/CD pipelines * Background in implementing governance models for large\-scale Jira deployments * Experience working in enterprise environments with multiple teams and complex workflows * Exposure to compliance\-driven environments, including regulated industries and audit requirements