A top performing Fund Manager is looking to hire a talented JIRA/Confluence Administrator/Developer for it's team of 3 in either Chicago or NYC locations.
This will be a full-time, direct hire with the Fund and will facilitate remote working initially, with the view to relocation soon after.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer Jira/Confluence Server instances for the firm.
- Day-to-day management and administration of JIRA including workflows, custom fields, dashboards, reports, security schemas, issue schemas, project creation, etc.
- Work with stakeholders to determine ways to optimize/improve JIRA setup and workflows. Map current processes and establish goals for improving, automating, and increasing the technical agility of the organization.
- Provide end-user coaching, training, and support.
- Perform some basic project management, communications, and reporting duties.
- Develop metrics, dashboards, and advanced filters in JIRA to provide end-users and business leadership with meaningful operational/performance metrics and status reports.
- Perform version upgrades and provide support to various Business and Development teams as needed.
- Interact with Business and Development teams in understanding and implementing their requirements.
- Promote adoption and best practices of these tools and associated methodologies.
- Develop scripts to automate administration tasks.
- Document usage and configuration of the development environment.
Candidate Requirements:
The ideal candidate Must have:
- Experience in administering Jira and Confluence for at least 4+ yrs, with knowledge of configuring and customizing JIRA workflows, issue types, fields, permission, and screen schemes.
- Experience in interacting with different Business/Development and IT functions in understanding their requirements, building solutions, and delivering them.
- Experience in using Jira Script runner for advanced customization and automation.
- Experience with scripting languages (groovy, python, bash or others)
Nice to have:
- Experience in writing Confluence User macros, designing templates, PDF stylesheets.
- Experience in using Jira Script runner for advanced customization and automation.
- Familiarity in using plugins like Jira Portfolio, Structure, Confi forms, Elements Connect and Refinedwiki,
- Familiarity with Configuration Management concepts, Development workflow, Build, and Deployment framework.
- A good understanding of enterprise environment including integration with Active Directory, DNS, MS SQL Server / RDBMS, and Linux. A healthy appreciation of data preservation and entitlement policies.
- Knowledge of underlying database schemas and the ability to dig into the database when necessary. May assist with large data imports and project migrations.
- Motivation to promote DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Agile Development Methodologies.
For more information, please forward a resume to: sam.stone@nicollcurtin.com for a confidential discussion.
