Jira Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Description
Jira Engineer Location: Washington, DC
Clearance: Top Secret clearance Jira Engineer – Role Description The Jira Engineer administers, configures, and optimizes Jira and Jira Service Management environments to support organizational processes, ensuring reliability, scalability, and adherence to governance standards across Jira Data Center and Jira Cloud. This role emphasizes configuration, system design, workflow engineering, and platform administration.

Key responsibilities: Configure and maintain Jira workflows, transitions, issue types, issue type schemes, screen schemes, field configurations, custom fields, contexts, permission schemes, and notification schemes. Use ScriptRunner to implement advanced validators, conditions, post-functions, automations, and administrative scripts. Manage Jira Service Management configurations, including request types, portals, Assets schemas, object types, automation rules, and service workflows. Create and tune JQL queries for dashboards, reports, filters, SLA tracking, and operational visibility.

Administer Jira Data Center and Jira Cloud environments, including user management, permissions, global system settings, performance monitoring, and maintenance routines. Support REST API connectivity and integrations, working with JSON structures to connect Jira with diverse enterprise systems. Work with SQL databases (Data Center) for troubleshooting, analysis, reporting, and backend system insights. Collaborate with business teams to gather requirements and translate them into maintainable Jira solutions that scale across departments.

Ensure adherence to best practices, governance standards, security requirements, and platform stability guidelines. Provide user support, documentation, training, and operational guidance for Jira and JSM functionality.

Core skills: Jira administration workflow engineering ScriptRunner automation Jira Assets REST API usage JSON JQL SQL/databases Jira DC/Cloud operational management permission/security model expertise troubleshooting and process design Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance required Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs.

This range may be modified in the future.) Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs. Gridiron IT Solutions is an

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies.

Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.