10+ years of IT experience focusing on application delivery, systems administration, or software engineering.
6+ years of DevOps experience in AWS environments, implementing pipelines and administering tools.
Hands-on experience migrating Jira and Confluence from Data Center to Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC).
Proficient with Jira Cloud Migration Assistant and Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant.
Strong understanding of AWS services and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
Responsibilities
Lead the migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence to AGC, ensuring compliance and readiness.
Conduct pre-migration assessments and inventory mapping of existing projects and spaces.
Coordinate with vendors for application compatibility and manual migration strategies.
Execute test migration cycles and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Create detailed runbooks for production cutover and execute live migration scripts.
Provide operational support post-migration, addressing any issues that arise.
Administer and maintain the enterprise DevSecOps toolset and support CI/CD pipeline integration.
Benefits
Flexible work environment with remote options.
Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.
Collaborative team culture focused on innovation.
Health and wellness programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer Senior. This position will serve as a primary technical engineer leading the enterprise-wide migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence instances from a managed Data Center environment to Cloud SaaS/Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC). Additionally, this role provides operational and maintenance support for the agency's enterprise DevSecOps shared services pipeline and infrastructure hosted within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The ideal candidate possesses deep hands-on expertise with Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant tools, Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC) FedRAMP compliance, pipeline automation, CI/CD toolchain administration, and AWS Cloud infrastructure management.
Overview of Responsibilities:
1. Atlassian Data Center to Cloud Migration (Primary Focus)
Pre-Migration Assessment: Execute the Cloud-to-AGC pre-migration checklist (C2AGC), evaluating site prerequisites, organization/site readiness, administrative access, and AGC-specific architectural constraints.
Inventory & Asset Mapping: Perform full audit and mapping of
Jira projects (50 + projects / ~25 K issues) and
Confluence spaces (40+ spaces / ~20k pages),
User accounts, security schemes, attachments, custom workflows, automation scripts, Marketplace apps, and custom API integrations.
Vendor & App Coordination: Assess Marketplace application compatibility in AGC, establish manual data migration strategies where automated paths are unavailable, and align vendor support windows for cutovers.
Test Cycles & UAT: Conduct at least two end-to-end test migration cycles onto the AGC test environment, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), log/triage defects, and optimize cutover execution timelines.
Runbook & Cutover Execution: Author detailed step-by-step production cutover runbooks, rollback/contingency procedures, communication templates, and on-call rosters. Execute live migration scripts during scheduled maintenance windows to ensure zero-data-loss go-live.
Post-Migration Hypercare: Provide immediate operational support post-cutover, remediate broken links/integrations, validate permissions, and finalize handover to standard operations.
Toolchain O&M: Administer, patch, and maintain the enterprise shared DevSecOps toolset hosted on Linux servers, including GitHub Enterprise Appliance, CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center, controllers, agents), SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and Invicti.
Pipeline Integration: Support application development teams in configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing automated CI/CD deployment pipelines incorporating static/dynamic security scanning.
Security & ATO Support: Implement security best practices to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for shared services DevSecOps tooling, access controls, and blue/green deployment models.
3. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
AWS Cloud Management: Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS (EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, API Gateway, Lambda) using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation / Terraform).
Automation & Monitoring: Implement automated server backups, security monitoring, logging, and environment patching using shell scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management tools.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Total IT Experience: Minimum 10+ years within Information Technology, with a focus on application delivery, systems administration, or software engineering.
DevOps / Cloud Experience: Minimum 6+ years of direct experience implementing DevOps pipelines and administering supporting toolsets within AWS environments.
Atlassian Migration Expertise:
Direct hands-on experience migrating self-managed Jira Data Center and Confluence Data Center instances to Cloud SaaS / Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC).
Demonstrated proficiency using Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA), Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA), and evaluating Marketplace app data migration paths.
Familiarity with FedRAMP Moderate/High compliance, Atlassian Access/Guard, SAML/SSO integration, and AGC deployment architecture.
CI/CD & DevSecOps Tools: Proficiency configuring and maintaining CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center and agent nodes), GitHub Enterprise, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and security scanning tools.
Proficient in shell scripting (Bash, Python) and Infrastructure as Code.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certified Developer - Associate OR AWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer - Professional
Atlassian Certified University Professional (ACP) certifications (e.g., ACP-CA, ACP-MJCP)
Note: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
About SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
