Jira Architect
Job in
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, 94704, USA
Listed on 2026-07-09
Listing for:
Flexton, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-09
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
IT Business Analyst, IT Consultant, Systems Analyst, IT Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Jira Architect
The organization is transitioning from a decentralized, project-specific Jira environment to a standardized enterprise Jira architecture. The initiative introduces a centralized Portfolio structure to manage organizational initiatives while linking work across Programs, Groups, and Departments.
A dedicated Jira Architect is needed to partner with the internal Work Structure team to finalize the enterprise architecture, remediate configuration inconsistencies, execute data migrations, and support organizational adoption through governance and training.
Architecture & Solution Design- Finalize the enterprise Jira issue hierarchy (Initiative → Epic → Story/Task/Bug) to support cross-project visibility and dependency management.
- Design and standardize the long-term space architecture across Portfolio, Procurement, Programs, Groups, and Departments.
- Implement and standardize Jira Goals to align strategic objectives with delivery work.
- Evaluate, improve, and scale the use of Atlassian Teams across the organization.
- Enhance Advanced Roadmaps and reporting to provide executive and project-level visibility into status, milestones, blockers, timelines, and goal completion.
- Audit and consolidate redundant custom fields, workflows, statuses, resolutions, notification schemes, screen configurations, and field configurations.
- Design reusable workflow schemes supporting software engineering, operations, and administrative teams.
- Clean up obsolete components, labels, versions, permission groups, and historical project artifacts.
- Develop an archiving strategy for inactive projects.
- Guide teams through the migration from legacy Jira projects into standardized shared spaces.
- Lead data mapping, bulk migration, and configuration cleanup while ensuring minimal disruption.
- Assist teams in aligning boards, plans, and team structures with the new enterprise architecture.
- Resolve competing business requirements related to workflows, fields, and Jira customization.
- Deliver leadership training focused on portfolio visibility, dashboards, reporting, and capacity planning.
- Create documentation and provide knowledge transfer sessions for Jira administrators and power users.
- Develop a Jira Governance Playbook defining standards and change control processes for custom fields, workflows, projects, and integrations.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on Jira Administration experience.
- Strong experience administering Jira Cloud.
- Experience designing enterprise Jira environments supporting 100+ users across multiple teams or departments.
- Expertise with:
- Workflow Design
- Permission Schemes
- Custom Fields
- Screen Configurations
- Jira Automation
- Experience building dashboards and executive-level reporting.
- Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP) or Jira Administrator Certification.
- Experience supporting large enterprise, government, research, or higher education environments.
- Familiarity with Agile portfolio management frameworks such as SAFe or PMI.
- Experience integrating Jira with Confluence.
- Experience leading enterprise Jira migrations, governance initiatives, and organizational change management.
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
Search for further Jobs Here:
×