JIRA Developer and Administrator

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Shape the future of digital defense.

Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next-generation technology, architecting cutting-edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Ready to engineer solutions that matter?

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos is seeking a dynamic Senior JIRA Developer and Administrator to support cloud modernization initiatives for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) at Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) in the Alexandria, VA area. This role is part of a high-impact program focused on delivering secure, scalable cloud solutions that enable operational agility and resilience across the USCG enterprise.

As a JIRA developer and administrator, you’ll be responsible for managing and optimizing JIRA and Confluence in support of cloud migrations and hosting services in AWS and Azure environments. This role is essential to offering JIRA and Confluence as service to variety of stakeholders and application owners. You’ll work closely with cloud hosting teams, application teams, and program leadership to drive continuous improvement and deliver value to the mission.

Key Tasks:

• Responsible for the overall support and maintenance of the JIRA platform and related solutions.
• Provide day-to-day operational support activities as well as strategic planning initiatives involving JIRA and Confluence.
• Support requirements gathering and assess/implement new capabilities as needed on JIRA and Confluence.
• Administer JIRA and Confluence
• Integrate various services internal and external to the enterprise.
• Integrate the required support for compatibility with existing tools and services
• Design and maintain custom projects, workflows, schemes, screens, field configurations, automations, user permissions, and project roles in Jira/Confluence
• Audit, improve, and automate processes and workflows as needed; determine ways to optimize Jira/Confluence
• Assist in training for staff on Jira/Confluence regarding how to use the tools, navigate projects and spaces
• Troubleshoot, identify, and resolve Jira issues reported by program users
• Coordinate with Customers and Cloud hosting team to provide suggestions and solutions to system configuration as needed
• Provide ad-hoc Program support with application, system, issue, and project level configuration as needed
• Manage user access provisioning and ensure proper restrictions are in place

Educational Requirements:

BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Business)
• 12 +years of development and systems administration experience
• 3 + years of experience in SharePoint 2016/2019 development on-Premises
• Experience in Atlassian/Jira development and administration, to include installation and cofiguration of custom applications.
• Proficient in the implementation of Atlassian Plugins
• Experience with Service Now platform
• Experience working in cloud environments
• Experience developing software team solutions using Atlassian tools and Atlassian Confluence
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in creating and managing custom JQL filters, dashboards, and Confluence pages
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust and DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting DHS, USCG, or other federal cloud modernization efforts.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience working with technical teams in cloud, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT environments.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

November 18, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.