Celestica

Lead Engineer, Jira Administrator

Celestica$83K — $124K *
US-AnywhereRemote in New Hampshire, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Jira Administration and Confluence support with a focus on Jira Cloud.
  • Hands-on expertise in configuring workflows, screens, and permissions in Jira.
  • Experience in managing large user populations and multiple Jira instances in enterprise environments.
  • Strong knowledge of JQL, dashboards, and Agile project management.
  • Familiarity with Jira plug-ins and the Atlassian ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain Jira Cloud environments and perform health checks.
  • Design and implement Jira workflows and project configurations based on business needs.
  • Manage user, group, and access permissions across Jira and Confluence.
  • Lead initiatives for Jira Cloud migrations and optimize existing setups.
  • Implement integrations with other enterprise tools and develop automation scripts to improve efficiency.
  • Build JQL filters and dashboards to support delivery and performance visibility.
  • Provide end-user support, train team members, and create related documentation.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing choice of office location in Texas or California.
  • Comprehensive benefits package beyond base salary and incentives.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Employee support for collaboration across business and engineering teams.
Full Job Description
Req ID: 138443
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Remote Employee US

Summary

The Jira Administrator will be responsible for administering and evolving Celestica's Atlassian ecosystem, with primary focus on Jira Cloud and Confluence. This role requires hands-on expertise across Jira Cloud environments, with strengths in configuration, workflow automation, user and permission management, and operational support for large user populations. The role will support business and engineering teams by configuring scalable Jira solutions, maintaining platform health, implementing integrations and SSO, troubleshooting user and system issues, and delivering training and documentation. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in cloud migrations, add-on administration, Agile delivery support, and platform governance.

You will be required to work Hybrid in the Celestica office of your choice. Locations include Richardson or Austin, Texas OR San Jose, CA.

Detailed Description

Jira Platform Administration: Administer and maintain Jira Cloud environments, including health
checks, configuration governance, and day-to-day operational support.
Configuration Management: Design and implement Jira workflows, screens, custom fields, issue
types, field configurations, notification schemes, permission schemes, and other project
configurations based on business requirements.
User, Group, and Access Management: Manage users, groups, roles, permissions, and
privileges across Jira and Confluence, including directory synchronization and access
governance.

Upgrade and Migration Delivery: Lead Jira Cloud migration and optimization initiatives, including
migration planning, dependency analysis, plugin compatibility assessment, and cutover runbook
preparation.
Integration and Automation: Implement integrations with enterprise tools and plug-ins, including
SSO with OKTA, repository integrations, automated ticket creation, and custom automation
rules and scripts to streamline platform operations.
Add-on and License Management: Install, test, evaluate, and maintain Jira and Confluence
plug-ins and licenses, while ensuring compatibility, stability, and performance across
environments.

Reporting and Agile Enablement: Build and support JQL filters, dashboards, gadgets, scrum
boards, and portfolio plans that improve visibility into delivery, defects, and operational
performance across teams.

End-User Support and Training: Troubleshoot Jira and Confluence issues, resolve user queries
within service levels, create documentation, and deliver training for technical and non-technical
users.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business analysts, developers, QA teams, infrastructure
teams, and project stakeholders to implement Jira solutions that support Agile delivery and
organizational governance.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • 5+ years of experience in Jira Administration and Confluence support, with strong Jira Cloud
    expertise.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Jira Cloud environments.
  • Strong experience configuring workflows, post functions, conditions, validations, screens,
    schemes, custom fields, issue types, and permissions.
  • Experience managing large Jira user populations and multiple Jira instances in enterprise
    environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of JQL, dashboards, gadgets, filters, scrum boards, epics, stories,
    sprints, and Agile project implementation.
  • Experience with Jira plug-ins and Atlassian ecosystem add-ons such as Elements Connect,
    ScriptRunner, Automation for Jira, Zephyr, and Advanced Roadmaps.
  • Experience with user provisioning, group management, role-based access control, and directory
    synchronization.
  • Ability to troubleshoot platform, user, and configuration issues and to support operational
    incidents within SLA expectations.
  • Strong communication, documentation, training, analytical, and problem-solving skills.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Jira Cloud SSO integration using OKTA or similar identity providers.
  • Experience writing Groovy scripts or other automation scripts for Jira administration use cases.
  • Experience integrating Jira with Git repositories, Confluence, and other enterprise applications
    using plug-ins or platform integrations.
  • Familiarity with related DevOps and collaboration tools such as Confluence, GitLab, and
    Jenkins.


Physical Demands

  • Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
  • Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
  • Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
  • Occasional travel may be required.


Salary

The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

83K - 124K

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Typical Experience

  • 3 to 8 years


Typical Education

  • Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography


Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

About Celestica

Celestica is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise computing, healthcare, industrial, semiconductor, and smart energy industries. Celestica's services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 10 countries. Celestica was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of IBM Canada and became an independent company in 1997.
Learn more about Celestica
Size
23,915 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
-1.3%
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