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Aflac · 3 days ago

Jira Administrator (Platform Engineer III)

Aflac is a Fortune 500 company and an industry leader in voluntary insurance products. The Jira Administrator will be responsible for administering Jira Cloud in an Agile environment, ensuring compliance, planning software upgrades, and designing technical solutions to meet company requirements.

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Responsibilities

Provides support on architectural design and maintenance of the platform’s (COTS, SaaS, ERP) environment with distributed components
Ensures compliance with the organization's requirements through the implementation of, auditing of, and adherence to policies, procedures, and security standards
Plans software upgrades, patching, & plugin installations in accordance with established policies and procedures
Monitors performance, resolves problems, & manages component capacity issues
Design, test, develop, configure, & maintain integrations to platform’s applications
Adhere to the platform’s security and coding standards for resilience, data, and security
Review business requirements to deploy the best solution, including configuring, coding, & debugging
Work closely with cross-functional departments to communicate statuses & technical proposals
Deploy and configure platform applications tailored to company needs
Design technical solutions, configure/customize, test, maintain the platform applications to meet company requirements
Performs other duties as required

Qualification

Jira Cloud administrationJQL expertiseJira project configurationJira automation designJira app integrationsConfluence administrationSelf-developmentCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Strong hands-on experience administering Jira Cloud in an Agile delivery environment
Advanced use of JQL, dashboards, filters, subscriptions, and reporting
Proven experience configuring Jira projects, workflows, schemes, custom fields, screens, and permissions
Practical experience designing and maintaining Jira Cloud automations
Experience configuring and supporting third-party Jira apps and integrations (REST APIs, webhooks, application links)
Solid understanding of Jira Software and Confluence administration and best practices
Ability to work closely with engineering, delivery, and business stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation, standards, and training
Experience supporting delivery and management reporting, including integrations with tools such as Power BI
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems or other related experience
Four or more years of experience in release practices and environments or other related experience

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Prescription drug coverage
Health care flexible spending
Dependent care flexible spending
Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
401(k) plans
Annual bonuses
Opportunity to purchase company stock
11 paid holidays
Up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
State-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

Company

Aflac is a company that offers individuals and companies supplemental disability insurance.

H1B Sponsorship

Aflac has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (8)
2024 (2)
2023 (3)
2022 (7)
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
1974-06-14IPO

Leadership Team

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JR Shamley
SVP National Accounts Business Development & Growth Solutions
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Matthew D. Owenby
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Corporate Services Executive
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