Atlassian – Senior Technical Consultant
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At a glance
- Employment type
- Contract
- Location
- Ireland · Remote within Ireland
- Workplace
- Remote
- Category
- Platform / Infrastructure
Technologies & skills
Other technical skills
What you'll be doing
We are looking for an experienced Senior Atlassian Technical Consultant to provide expert-level consultancy, administration, architecture, automation, and technical delivery across Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud. This hands-on role requires demonstrable experience in large-scale implementations.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud.
- Design, configure, administer, and optimise Jira and Confluence environments.
- Lead the design and implementation of Jira configurations.
- Develop sophisticated automation, integrations, and custom business logic using Jira and Confluence REST APIs.
- Design and implement integrations between Atlassian products and other enterprise platforms.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other Atlassian administrators and engineers.
- Troubleshoot complex Jira and Confluence issues.
Key requirements
Must-have
- 5+ years of demonstrable industry experience as a Jira/Confluence administrator, engineer, technical consultant, or equivalent.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud.
- Strong understanding and practical experience of Jira administration.
- Significant experience designing and implementing Jira/Confluence automation and integrations.
- Strong technical capability with Jira and Confluence REST APIs, webhooks, scripting, and Atlassian SDKs.
Nice-to-have
- Hands-on experience with major Atlassian Marketplace applications.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience: 5+ years
Role signals
- Technical focus
- Platform / Infrastructure
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Architecture / system design
- Indicated in the listing
- Hands-on vs management
- Hands-on
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Full job description
Senior Atlassian Technical Consultant – Day Rate Contract – Remote from EU
We are looking for an experienced Senior Atlassian Technical Consultant to join our team and provide expert-level consultancy, administration, architecture, automation, and technical delivery across Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud.
This is a hands-on technical role for someone who has demonstrable industry experience working with Jira and Confluence at large-scale, complex organisations. You will work directly with stakeholders to understand business requirements, translate them into robust Atlassian solutions, and deliver and support those solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud, providing technical guidance and best practice across large-scale implementations.
Design, configure, administer, and optimise Jira and Confluence environments, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned to business requirements.
Lead the design and implementation of Jira configurations, including:
Project schemes
Workflows and workflow schemes
Custom fields and field configurations
Screen and screen schemes
Permission and notification schemes
Dashboards and filters
Cross-team reporting and data visibility
Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, challenge where appropriate, and translate business needs into effective technical solutions.
Develop sophisticated automation, integrations, and custom business logic using Jira and Confluence REST APIs, webhooks, scripting, SDKs, and relevant Atlassian development frameworks.
Design and implement integrations between Atlassian products and other enterprise platforms.
Evaluate, configure, and support Atlassian Marketplace applications, selecting the appropriate solutions for business and technical requirements.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other Atlassian administrators and engineers.
Troubleshoot complex Jira and Confluence issues and provide expert guidance on platform architecture, configuration, performance, and scalability.
Ensure solutions follow appropriate governance, security, change management, and engineering standards.
Essential Experience & Skills
5+ years of demonstrable industry experience as a Jira/Confluence administrator, engineer, technical consultant, or equivalent.
Extensive hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence Data Center and Cloud within large-scale or enterprise organisations.
Strong understanding and practical experience of Jira administration, including project schemes, workflows, custom fields, screens, permissions, notifications, dashboards, and reporting.
Significant experience designing and implementing Jira/Confluence automation and integrations.
Strong technical capability with:
Jira and Confluence REST APIs
Webhooks
Scripting
Atlassian SDKs and APIs
Forge and/or other Atlassian app frameworks
Custom integrations and business logic
Hands-on experience with major Atlassian Marketplace applications, such as eazyBI, ScriptRunner, Comala, Structure, Zephyr, or comparable enterprise applications.
Strong understanding of how Atlassian products can be configured and extended to support complex business processes.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to gather requirements, assess options, explain technical trade-offs, and deliver pragmatic solutions.
Experience working in large, complex, enterprise environments with multiple teams, projects, and stakeholder groups.
For more information on this role please apply within with updated CV
Interview prep pack
Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.
Your interview focus
You will be assessed on your expertise in Jira and Confluence (Data Center and Cloud), ability to design and deliver scalable Atlassian solutions, hands-on automation and integration skills, and your capability to lead, mentor, and communicate with stakeholders in complex enterprise environments.
- Jira/Confluence admin & architecture·High
- Automation & REST API integrations·High
- Enterprise-scale implementations·High
- Stakeholder management·High
Only have 30 minutes?
Follow a focused preparation plan based on this job.
Start 30-minute prep
Your 30-minute plan
Review Enterprise Atlassian Projects
0–10 minList and summarise your most relevant Jira and Confluence projects, focusing on scale, complexity, and outcomes.
Refresh Automation and Integration Skills
10–17 minRecall specific examples where you used REST APIs, scripting, or webhooks for automation or integration.
Prepare Marketplace App Experience
17–24 minNote which Marketplace apps (e.g., ScriptRunner, eazyBI) you've worked with and how you evaluated or implemented them.
Reflect on Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
24–30 minIdentify examples where you mentored others or managed complex stakeholder requirements.
Talking points
, 6 itemsJira and Confluence Administration
You must demonstrate deep hands-on experience configuring, administering, and optimizing these platforms at enterprise scale.
Automation and Integration (REST APIs, Scripting)
The role requires developing sophisticated automation and custom integrations using APIs, webhooks, and scripting.
Atlassian Marketplace Applications
You will evaluate, configure, and support major Marketplace apps, so familiarity with tools like eazyBI, ScriptRunner, and Zephyr is essential.
Solution Design for Complex Business Processes
You must translate business requirements into robust, scalable Atlassian solutions and challenge requirements where appropriate.
Technical Leadership and Mentoring
The position expects you to provide guidance and mentoring to other administrators and engineers.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
You will work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, requiring strong communication and requirement-gathering skills.
What to research
, 3 itemsJira and Confluence Automation & Integration
Expect deep questions on your ability to automate and integrate Atlassian tools using REST APIs, scripting, and app frameworks, as this is a core requirement.
Enterprise-Scale Solution Design
Be ready to discuss how you design, configure, and optimise Atlassian environments for large, complex organisations, including governance and security.
Stakeholder Management and Communication
Prepare to demonstrate how you gather requirements, challenge assumptions, and communicate technical trade-offs to diverse audiences.
Questions to ask
, 6 itemsWhat are the main business drivers for your current Atlassian projects?
Why ask this? Clarifies the strategic context and priorities for your work.
How is success measured for Atlassian solution delivery in this team?
Why ask this? Helps you understand performance expectations and KPIs.
Which Atlassian Marketplace apps are most critical to your environment?
Why ask this? Reveals the technical stack and integration landscape.
How does the team approach governance and security for Atlassian platforms?
Why ask this? Shows the maturity of processes and your likely responsibilities.
What opportunities exist for mentoring or leading other Atlassian administrators?
Why ask this? Clarifies your leadership and development role.
How are requirements gathered and prioritised across multiple stakeholder groups?
Why ask this? Gives insight into collaboration and decision-making processes.
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