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Samtek Inc · 1 hour ago

Senior Cloud Engineer - Atlassian Tools

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Samtek Inc is a minority-owned small business focused on cloud innovation and DevSecOps solutions. They are seeking a Senior Atlassian Tools Engineer to manage the full lifecycle of enterprise Atlassian environments and lead migrations for federal and commercial customers.

Information Technology & Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support and lead enterprise-level migrations from Atlassian Data Center/Server to Atlassian Cloud (Standard, Premium, or Enterprise) or between cloud tenants

Support configuration assessments, app rationalization, data migration (using Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant, Site Import, CSV, and third-party tools), and cutover planning with zero or near-zero downtime

Support complex migrations involving thousands of users, hundreds of projects/spaces, and custom integrations

Serve as a system administrator for Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Crowd/Bamboo (as needed)

Design and enforce global permission schemes, workflows, custom fields, automation rules, and add-on governance

Implement and maintain SSO (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, and integration with identity providers (Azure AD, Okta, Ping, etc.)

Optimize performance, storage, indexing, and archiving strategies

Architect scalable, secure Atlassian solutions aligned with DevOps, ITSM, and Agile-at-scale best practices

Integrate Atlassian tools with CI/CD pipelines, code quality tools, Slack/Teams, ServiceNow, and other enterprise platforms

Drive adoption of Advanced Roadmaps, Jira Align, Compass, and Atlassian Guard where applicable

Establish and enforce Atlassian governance standards, audit logging, and compliance controls (FISMA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2, etc., as required)

Develop and maintain 2–3 year Atlassian product roadmaps and licensing strategies

Mentor junior administrators and provide knowledge transfer to customer teams

Qualification

Atlassian administrationData Center to Cloud migrationJira expertiseScripting skillsIdentity integrationMigration tools proficiencyAtlassian certificationsInfrastructure-as-Code familiarityFederal environment experience

Required

5+ years hands-on Atlassian administration experience

Proven experience with at least two full Data Center → Cloud migrations (or large Cloud-to-Cloud moves) with 1,000+ users

Expert-level knowledge of Jira (Software & Service Management), Confluence; strong working knowledge of Crowd and common marketplace apps (ScriptRunner, Tempo, EazyBI, BigPicture, etc.)

Proficiency with migration tools (Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant, Configuration Manager for Jira, etc.)

Strong scripting/automation skills (Groovy, Python, Bash, REST APIs)

Experience with enterprise identity integration (SAML, OIDC, SCIM)

Must have resided in the United States for at least 3 of the last 5 years

Ability to work in a hybrid model

No visa sponsorship available