Atlassian Platform Engineer

Cayuse Holdings
Washington, DC
Job Description
Role Overview

The Atlassian Platform Engineer will support enterprise-level Jira and Confluence administration for a high-visibility national security mission. This is a hands-on engineering and operations role that is critical to modernizing and scaling collaboration platforms across multi-enclave, high-security environments.

What You Will Do

Administer and scale Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management (JSM), and Crowd to support daily enterprise operations across multiple enclaves. Design, configure, and optimize workflows, fields, screens, schemes, dashboards, reports, templates, and permission models to support mission-specific and enterprise-wide use cases.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires an Atlassian expert who is equally comfortable administering platforms, solving complex problems, and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong emphasis on workflow and scheme design, automation rules and configuration, and plugin/app installation, configuration, and lifecycle management.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of experience supporting enterprise IT platforms or collaboration ecosystems
  • Hands-on experience administering enterprise Jira, Confluence, and Crowd
  • Familiarity with Linux administration (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, or equivalent)
  • Relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL
  • FISMA / ATO compliance processes and associated documentation
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to operate in fast-paced, dynamic environments, manage multiple priorities, and deliver under evolving mission needs

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D options
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
  • Paid Time Off
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