Jira Lead Administrator

Jira Lead AdminEmployment Type: Full-Time Mid LevelDepartment: Information TechnologyCGS is seeking a talented Jira Lead Administrator who is passionate about driving transformation in the federal IT domain to join our growing team of technology and software consulting professionals. Strong candidates will have a desire to drive change in the federal space by developing executable strategies implementing new technologies streamlining processes and improving the delivery of mission value delivery through new practices and tools. CGS brings motivated highly skilled and creative people together to solve the governments most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation appreciate collaboration and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities. Skills and attributes for success:- Create custom projects in Atlassian tool suite for complex workflows to meet business needs.- Provide advanced configuration of the Atlassian suite of tools to promote CI/CD.- Create and maintain Jira and Confluence collaboration sites (e.g. Kanban boards Scrum boards documentation pages etc.).- Analyze research manage and implement integrated Atlassian tools plugins and applications.- Interface with various diverse stakeholders as a liaison and trusted advisor- Help define how information systems may be upgraded or replaced.- Gather requirements for business processes and determine ways to optimize. Qualifications:- 7 years experience in systems analysis and design of information systems programs- 3 years experience with Jira and Confluence administration.- 3 years experience of Bamboo and Bitbucket experience.- An advanced degree in an appropriate field with an additional three years of relevant experience.- Knowledge of Agile and principles and applied best practices required.- Excellent communications skills both written and verbal are required.- Must successfully complete a stringent Background Investigation and obtain the required Government Security Clearance (moderate risk public trust).- Atlassian certified Jira Administrator preferred.- Working knowledge of Networking DNS Databases APIs SAML and Akamai.- Consulting in a Federal agencyespecially within DHS.- Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language) a plus.- Experience with Federal Systems Engineering Life Cycles (SELC) and Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC). Ideally you will also have:- Experience with Government software developmentpolicies and procedures.- Client-facing communication experience.- Federal Agency issued security clearance. Our commitment:Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human technical and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years weve been growing our government contracting portfolio and along the way weve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty professionalism and quality work.Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness professionalism in all we do and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.We care about our employees. Therefore we offer a comprehensive benefits package.- Health Dental and Vision- Life Insurance- 401k- Flexible Spending Account (Health Dependent Care and Commuter)- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays Contact Government Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. Join our team and become part of meaningful government innovation!Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board: more information about CGS please visit: or contact:Email:#CJ$101920 - $138320 a year