Accenture

Atlassian Platform Engineer

Accenture$78K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret clearance required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in enterprise IT platforms or collaboration ecosystems.
  • Proven admin skills with Jira, Confluence, and Crowd, focusing on workflows and automations.
  • Knowledge of Linux, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and compliance standards like FISMA/ATO.
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on stakeholder engagement.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and prioritize effectively.
  • Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and scale Jira, Confluence, JSM, and Crowd for enterprise operations.
  • Triage and resolve support tickets ranging from access requests to complex configurations.
  • Enhance workflows, configure dashboards, and manage reporting metrics.
  • Oversee marketplace app management, including installations and upgrades.
  • Run platform operations including backups, upgrades, and monitoring.
  • Support compliance by managing ATO documentation and audits.
  • Manage identity access through Crowd and SSO integrations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package available.
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements may be provided as per role requirements.
  • Access to a network of professionals in the national security sector.
  • Collaborative culture supporting diverse perspectives.
Full Job Description
The work:

Join Accenture Federal Services as a Senior Enterprise Atlassian Engineer, supporting enterprise-level Jira and Confluence administration for a high-visibility national security mission. This hands-on role is critical to modernizing and scaling collaboration platforms across multi-enclave environments. You'll partner with mission, security, IT, and operations teams to deliver resilient, secure, and high-performing Atlassian solutions that drive federal public safety and national security objectives. You'll drive, administer and scale Jira, Confluence, JSM, and Crowd for daily enterprise operations. Triage and resolve support tickets-from access requests to advanced configuration changes. Improve workflows, fields, dashboards, reports, templates, and permission models. Manage marketplace apps, including installs, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance checks. Oversee access and identity via Crowd, Microsoft Entra ID, and SSO integrations. Run platform operations: upgrades, patches, deployments, backups, logging, and monitoring. Support compliance needs, including ATO documentation, audits, and configuration baselines.

What You Bring:
  • Active Top Secret clearance.
  • Minimum 5 years supporting enterprise IT platforms or collaboration ecosystems.
  • Hands on experience administering enterprise Jira, Confluence, and Crowd with focus on workflow design, automations and plugin management.
  • Familiarity with Linux administration, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and FISMA/ATO compliance.
  • Strong written and verbal communication; excels in stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration.
  • Comfortable operating in fast paced, dynamic environments; able to prioritize and deliver under shifting mission needs.
  • Familiarity with Agile/SAFe; able to configure tools to reflect best practice delivery models and ceremonies.
  • Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC (5 days/week).

Bonus Skills:
  • Experience in federal/high security or multi enclave environments.
  • Experience integrating AI enabled capabilities (e.g., classifiers, intelligent routing) into enterprise collaboration platform.


As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$78,600-$160,200 USD

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
Learn more about Accenture
Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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