Description

Job Description: This resource will lead the technical design and architecture of a major Jira redesign. Working as part of the client's Partnership / Advisory arrangement, the Design Lead will own the future-state Jira architecture — including a new project hierarchy, workflow schemes, issue type configurations and system integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead future-state Jira architecture — new project hierarchy, taxonomy and configuration standards

Design new workflow schemes, issue types and screen configurations aligned to the GTS operating model

Architect integrations between Jira and external systems and tools

Produce a technical redesign blueprint and configuration standards documentation

Own build quality and configuration governance throughout the redesign delivery

Work closely with the GTS Jira Governance & Compliance resource — all changes submitted through the GTS change management process

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of enterprise Jira architecture and administration experience

Proven experience leading large-scale Jira redesigns or migrations

Deep knowledge of Jira project hierarchy, workflow design, permission schemes and field configuration

Experience designing and implementing Jira integrations (REST API, webhooks, Atlassian Marketplace apps)

Strong technical documentation skills — blueprint and standards authoring

Jira Cloud and/or Data Center expertise

Atlassian certification (ACP-100 or equivalent) strongly preferred

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate