We're using the Cloud JIRA here. Is it possible to transition an issue (in our case from Triage Needed to Open) when it's created by a member of the project?
Yes, I've done that; you just set up a "Fast-track transition an issue" post-action on the create transition (only accessible from diagram view). It's a built-in "Script Post-Function", with a field for the condition. My condition was:
isUserMemberOfRole('Developers')
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