Sr. Jira/Confluence Administrator

Apex Systems, a large I.T. consulting agency, has an immediate opportunity for a TITLE to support one of our top clients in Santa Clara, CA. Please find the details below. Job Title : Jira Admin Location : Santa Clara, CA Duration : 6 months intially then extensions Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Create, manage, and support all administrative functions associated with Jira, Confluence, 3rd party add-ons, and integrations Drive the strategic roadmap for better tool utilization through documentation, training, coaching, and optimization, enabling stakeholders to work with even greater productivity Use your deep knowledge of the Jira platform and experience to build the Jira hierarchy and workflows to implement and maintain consistent structure, taxonomy, usage, and SOX compliance Establish and maintain system optimization for shared filters and dashboards, group subscriptions, global permissioning, email notifications, and resolving workflow issues Proactively plan and implement upgrades for the project management platforms Create Jira based reports, dashboards, and planning views based on different user requirements and provide stakeholders with actionable metrics and status reports Troubleshoot user and system-level issues and deliver scalable and timely solutions, as well as develop and maintain documentation and end-user training materials Communicate, written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams Skills: Troubleshoot user and system-level issues and deliver scalable and timely solutions, as well as develop and maintain documentation and end-user training materials Communicate, written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional BA/BS degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology or Computer Sciences Requirements: 5 years of experience with deep hands-on expertise with the Jira 5 product suite (Atlassian, Confluence, and others), supporting 3rd 5 party add-ons (Portfolio, Structure, etc.) and integrations Knowledge of the Jira product suite at admin and super-user level (Jira Certified a plus) Proven technical expertise integrating Jira applications with enterprise platforms like Workday, OKTA, Slack, etc., through a mix of API and integration tools Conceptual and practical understanding of SDLC and Agile Frameworks Knowledge of Scrum and continuous integration and continuous deployment practices Experience with writing scripts and managing reports on Jira and supported reporting applications Experience with providing user management, access roles and permissioning, global and project-level configuration and maintenance, training, and end-user support for JIRA Experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and evolving customized project space setups to include issue type scheme design, screen scheme design, new field design, and workflow design and configuration. Able to work independently with minimal guidance in a rapidly changing environment Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, drive for results, attention to quality and detail, and a collaborative attitude Education: BA/BS degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology or Computer Sciences Required Skills: Coaching Deployment Confluence Maintain Documentation Additional Skills: Documentaton Workflow Workday Taxonomy Sarbanes Oxley Slack Jira Okta SDLC Metrics Project Management Frameworks API Agile Continuous integration/Delivery System Level Excellent written and verbal communication skills Scrum Maintenance Required Skills : Jira workday okta slack Basic Qualification : strong verbal and written communication skills Additional Skills : strong verbal and written communication skills Background Check :Yes Drug Screen :Yes Notes : Selling points for candidate : Project Verification Info : Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes Exclusive to Apex :No Face to face interview required :No Candidate must be local :Yes Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No Interview times set : :No Type of project :Other Project Type Master Job Title :VMS Access Entry Branch Code :Silicon Valley