Jira Administrator - W2 Contract only - Austin, TX

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We are looking for a Jira Administrator to join our team. Please review the job description below, and let us know if you are interested and available.

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Role: Jira Administrator

Location: Austin (Texas) – Hybrid / Onsite

Duration: 12 Months

Rate: $60 - $62/HR on W2

Mandatory Skills: Automation, Scripting & Agentic AI

Key Responsibilities

• Jira Platform Administration
• Manage and evolve Jira Cloud configurations (projects, workflows, schemes, permissions, automation rules)
• Ensure platform scalability, governance, and alignment with enterprise operating models
• Workflow Design & Automation
• Design and implement end-to-end workflows aligned to intake, triage, delivery, and reporting
• Build advanced automations to reduce manual intervention and improve cycle time
• Scripting & Integration
• Develop and maintain scripts using tools such as:
• ScriptRunner (Groovy)
• REST APIs (Jira, GitHub, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Enable integrations across toolchain (Jira ↔ GitHub, Jama, CRM, internal systems)
• Agentic AI Enablement
• Design and implement AI-assisted workflows and decision agents, including:
• Intelligent triage assignment
• Automated work classification and routing
• Context-aware recommendations (priority, ownership, dependency mapping)
• Partner with AI teams to operationalize agent-based automation within Jira workflows
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a Jira Administrator (Cloud preferred)
• Deep expertise in:
• Workflow configuration, schemes, and permissions
• Jira Automation / Automation for Jira
• Strong scripting experience:
• Groovy (ScriptRunner), Python, or similar
• REST API integrations
• Experience with toolchain integrations (e.g., GitHub, CI/CD systems)
• Proven ability to manage multi-team / multi-org Jira environments
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing AI-driven workflow automation
• Familiarity with:
• Agentic AI concepts (autonomous agents, orchestration frameworks, LLM integration)
• Prompt engineering or AI workflow design
• Exposure to:
• Large-scale software delivery environments (Agile / SAFe)
• Enterprise data models and taxonomy design
  
  

Thank you!

Best Regards,

Sumit Talekar

Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition

Silverlink Technologies Inc.