Sr Information Systems Engineer (Atlassian ecosystem (Jira and Confluence))

Serve as the primary technical owner for Jira and Confluence, overseeing architecture, reliability, and day-to-day operations. Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available cloud architectures with strong performance and disaster recovery. Lead platform strategy, roadmap planning, and technical decision-making for Atlassian Cloud. Evaluate, implement, and optimize Atlassian product features and Marketplace applications. Drive automation of Jira and Confluence administration using APIs, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code practices. Establish and enforce standards for workflows, configurations, governance, and reusable automation patterns. Integrate Atlassian tools with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, identity providers, and observability platforms. Lead upgrades, migrations, incident response, and complex configuration changes with minimal downtime and thorough root cause analysis. Partner with Security, Compliance, IT, and process leaders to meet enterprise requirements and optimize agile delivery workflows. Design dashboards, metrics, documentation, and self-service capabilities while mentoring junior engineers and serving as a trusted DevOps advisor. Experience leading or participating in enterprise Atlassian migrations 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Systems Engineering 4+ years of hands-on experience administering Jira and Confluence at scale Strong expertise in Agile frameworks and software development lifecycles Experience integrating Atlassian tools with CI/CD platforms and source control Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and platform reliability Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Advanced experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Groovy, Bash, REST APIs).