What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jira Admin position at Kastech Software Solutions Group?
Job Title: JIRA Administrator (Atlassian Platform Administrator)
Oakland, CA
Hybrid 3 days onsite
Required Qualifications
- 3 years of hands-on JIRA administration experience
- Strong understanding of:
- JIRA workflows, schemes, and configurations
- Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Experience with JIRA Cloud or Data Center (specify which you use)
- Ability to translate business requirements into system design
- Strong problem-solving and systems thinking skills
Preferred Qualifications (Senior-level signals)
- Experience with:
- JIRA automation (advanced rules)
- ScriptRunner or similar tools
- REST APIs and integrations
- Experience scaling JIRA across multiple teams or departments
- Familiarity with Atlassian Access, SSO, and security controls
- Experience with reporting tools or data extraction
- Background in software development, DevOps, or systems architecture
Key Skills
- Systems thinking (understanding cross-team workflows)
- Process design (not just tool configuration)
- Stakeholder communication (technical non-technical)
- Attention to detail (small config errors have big impact)
- Governance mindset (preventing long-term entropy)
Success Metrics
- Reduced workflow complexity and duplication
- Increased adoption and user satisfaction
- Improved reporting accuracy and visibility
- Reduction in manual work via automation
- Stable, performant, and well-governed JIRA environment