Senior Atlassian Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish the target-state architecture for Atlassian Commercial Cloud organizations and sites, including governance standards and configuration patterns.

• Create reference architecture and solution decisions, along with organization standards and documented exceptions for Jira Commercial Cloud, Confluence Commercial Cloud, identity, and governance.

• Design identity federation, SSO, MFA-aligned access, group mapping, role-based permissions, and security controls.

• Lead the assessment of the current state and develop a migration strategy from Data Center and GovCloud to Commercial Cloud, considering phased cutovers, coexistence, and rollback options.

• Establish standards for projects, workflows, fields, templates, applications, Confluence spaces, and enterprise reporting.

• Supervise migration and integration designs, including connections from JCC to GitHub/CI-CD and portfolio reporting interfaces.

• Assess marketplace app compatibility, licensing and site options, technical risks, and trade-offs; document architectural decisions accordingly.

• Conduct technical reviews, establish validation criteria, and facilitate knowledge transfer to operations teams.

• Manage migration readiness assessments, application dependency mapping, coexistence strategies, cutover approvals, and validation criteria for legacy environments.

• Review permission models, least-privilege access, SAML/OIDC federation, MFA requirements, group synchronization, and secure administrative practices in collaboration with security teams.

• Oversee proof-of-concept activities for high-risk configuration patterns, replacements of marketplace apps, data movement, and essential integrations.

• Set standards for build quality, review implementation evidence, manage architectural risks, and guide knowledge transfer for ongoing operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline; four additional years of relevant experience may replace the Bachelor's requirement.

• Over 8 years of experience in enterprise application architecture, Atlassian engineering, or platform modernization.

• Certification in Atlassian ACP-120 Jira Administration for Cloud, along with either the legacy ACP-100 Jira Administration for Data Center certification or a current equivalent credential, complemented by proven leadership in Data Center-to-Cloud migrations.

• Demonstrated leadership in Jira/Confluence Data Center-to-Cloud migration initiatives.

• Practical expertise in Atlassian Cloud administration, SSO, permissions, automation, and integrations.

• Capability to design secure solutions within regulated or large-enterprise environments.

• Ability to secure and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination and meet applicable federal personnel vetting, security, privacy, accessibility, and data-handling requirements.

• Experience in documenting architectural decisions and leading technical design reviews with security, operations, and business stakeholders.

• Proficiency in assessing app compatibility, licensing trade-offs, performance, and migration risks across a diverse Atlassian estate.

• Previous experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, or federal health programs is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with Jira Align, GitHub integration, and Confluence migration.

• Knowledge of Atlassian Guard, SAML/OIDC, API integration, and cloud marketplace app rationalization.

• Experience with federal IT governance, accessibility, and security compliance.

• Expertise in designing enterprise portfolio integration patterns and coaching administration teams on reusable cloud standards.

• Additional certifications such as Atlassian Cloud Organization Admin or Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement savings plan with employer matching.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and certifications.