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JIRA Administrator

Centraprise
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026

Job Title: JIRA Administrator

Location: Chicago, IL- Hybrid

Duration: Full Time



Job Description

Technical/Functional Skills


Objective of Role:

Technical Skills (Skills and Abilities) Primary Skill: JIRA Administrator Mandatory skills:

o Extensive experience with Atlassian Jira Software/Server and Jira Service Management Data Center Edition (4 years)

o Extensive experience building Automation for Jira automation rules

o Extensive experience building and maintaining Jira security with groups, project roles, issue roles, permission schemes, issue security schemes, etc.

o Extensive experience with Scriptwriter , including Groovy Scripting

o Experience using/extending Jira REST APIs

o Experience with HTML/JavaScript/CSS for user facing customizations

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills

o Excellent attention to detail

o Strong problem-solving skills


Desired skills:

o Experience integrating Jira with downstream reporting solutions

o Experience developing Jira Data Center Extensions using Java SDK

o Knowledge of software development lifecycle; preferably with Agile, Kanban/Scrum

o Experience with cyber security related workflows

o NET Development / REST API integration experience Experience: Minimum 8 years


Roles & Respnsibilities


- Contribute to requirements gathering from stakeholders

- Configure and maintain Jira Service Management functionality

- Develop and maintain complex automation workflows

- Develop and maintain field configurations, notifications, issue security and permission schemes, etc.

- Develop and maintain ProForma configurations and functionality

- Develop and maintain Insight/Assets configurations and functionality

- Extend Jira functionality using Atlassian Plugin SK for Atlassian Server Products and/or ScriptRunner

- Develop and maintain functionality to automate administration tasks (user, group, role, schemes, etc.)

- Work with partner teams to negotiate and develop upstream and downstream data integrations

- Maintain documentation, scripting and/or tooling to aid in promoting configurations across environments

- Perform peer work reviews and provide constructive feedback

- Follow good SLC practices including source code control, automated unit testing, automated builds, configuration management, comprehensive documentation, testing and project promotion procedures

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