Jira Architect

Position Overview

Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking an experienced Jira Architect to support the Enterprise Services Network (ESnet) Work Structure team in transforming its Jira environment into a scalable, enterprise-wide platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Jira Architecture Design and finalize ESnet's enterprise Jira architecture, including standardized issue hierarchies (Initiatives, Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs).
• Develop long-term architecture for Portfolio, Procurement, Program, Group, and Department spaces.
• Architect and implement Jira Goals to align strategic objectives with execution.
• Standardize and optimize the use of Atlassian Teams across the organization.
• Enhance Advanced Roadmaps to provide executive and project-level portfolio reporting, dependency tracking, capacity planning, and goal progress.

Jira Administration & Technical Standardization

• Assess and remediate existing Jira configurations, including: Custom fields, Workflows, Screens, Permission schemes, Notification schemes, Statuses, Priorities, Components, Boards, Filters, Consolidate redundant configurations and eliminate technical debt.
• Design reusable workflow schemes supporting engineering, operations, and administrative teams.
• Develop strategies for project cleanup, archival, and long-term maintainability.

Data Migration & Enterprise Implementation

• Lead enterprise-wide Jira data migration efforts with minimal disruption.
• Execute bulk migration and mapping of projects into the new enterprise architecture.
• Support teams transitioning from legacy project spaces into standardized departmental structures.
• Ensure sprint continuity, reporting integrity, and dependency management throughout migrations.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor in resolving cross-functional configuration requirements.

Governance & Training

• Develop a comprehensive Jira Governance Framework to prevent future configuration drift.
• Create standards for change control, naming conventions, project creation, workflow approvals, and custom field management.
• Deliver training for executive leadership focused on portfolio reporting, dashboards, goal tracking, and capacity planning.
• Provide technical documentation and knowledge transfer for Jira administrators and power users.