Atlassian (JIRA/Confluence)

Job Description:

The team develops custom applications and workflows and trains staff on the use of our IT applications such as Confluence, JIRA, etc. We are looking for a candidate who will develop front-end and back-end expertise with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence. Ideal candidates have both in-depth technical skills and the ability to develop exemplary client-facing skills. Candidate will work on supporting and developing solutions for Atlassian applications, which will include customizing workflows to improve the business process and developing new JIRA or Confluence Add-ons.

Responsibilities:

Develop mission-critical enterprise solutions and custom applications using Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Obtain expert level understanding of Atlassian applications.

Act as a senior developer for developing Atlassian JIRA/Confluence add-ons using the Atlassian Plugin SDK.

Act as a technical contact to troubleshoot issues occurring on JIRA or Confluence

Integrate Atlassian tools with each other and other external services and systems

Create complex JIRA workflows including project workflows, screen schemes, permission schemes, and notification schemes.

Design and implement permissions on the relevant systems to ensure that users only have access to the correct data.

Perform business process analysis to determine how to implement processes in JIRA, including workflows, standardization, and agile development methodology.

Provide consultation, guidance, and recommendations for how the business process could change to maximize development tools implementation.

Ability to provide technical assistance during major JIRA and Confluence upgrades.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Experience in Java 6, 7, or 8 application development

Strong analytical abilities, problem solving skills, and attention to detail

Solid understanding of troubleshooting and problem analysis procedures; ability to resolve problems quickly and efficiently

Experience developing web applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

Knowledge of the methodologies and processes used in designing, construction, testing, implementing, and optimizing Java applications

Knowledge of the methodologies and processes used in designing, constructing, testing, implementing, and optimizing web applications

Experience in creating and extending REST Services•Experience in Tomcat Server Configuration/tuning and JVM performance tuning

Database administration and queries (MySQL, PostgreSQL)•Experience with Maven

Experience with Groovy and other scripting languages

Experience with using Git/Github in a development environment

Experience in Atlassian application use and administration

Experience in developing Atlassian JIRA/Confluence add-ons using the Atlassian Plugin SDK

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Unix or Linux system administration experience