IFS

enterprise software

JiraPlatformEngineerLead

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka FULL TIME
The Brief

“Jira Platform Engineer - Lead at IFS. Skills: Jira administration, Atlassian ecosystem, workflow development, tool governance, stakeholder collaboration. owning and evolving Jira and the Atlassian ecosystem. driving effective tooling governance, change management, reporting, and collaboration”

What You'll Achieve.

empower the Product & Tech organization to deliver high-quality products; ensuring Jira enables outcomes rather than overhead; ensuring they maximize the value of centralized tools

Industry & Context.

enterprise software
Problems you'll solve

identify gaps; design and implement scalable solutions; address complex business challenges; drive complex issues towards resolution

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Material experience in JIRA administration, managing JIRA migrations, working in diverse global project environments, Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills, Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization, Operationally focused

Nice to Have

Rovo, mentoring junior team members, fostering knowledge-sharing within the team, understanding of how to navigate diverse cultures and time zones, not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on when necessary to drive complex issues towards resolution

What You'll Do.

owning and evolving Jira and the Atlassian ecosystem

driving effective tooling governance

leading continuous improvements in how teams plan

evaluating current processes

gathering requirements

designing and implementing scalable solutions

aligning requirements and delivering a unified process

and reporting framework

designing and delivering technical solutions

developing and maintaining advanced workflows in Atlassian JIRA

and other Atlassian products

designing and creating JIRA projects

and actionable reports

and deploying plugins

utilizing APIs and scripting to implement advanced Jira configurations

and enhance system functionality

overseeing the maintenance

and enhancements of JIRA

ensuring seamless integration with other platforms and plugins

managing and aligning Aha! with JIRA processes and standards

leading and executing Jira

Confluence & other tool migrations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborate with teams across Product & Tech Org or other business units; collaborate with key stakeholders; collaborate with stakeholders to design and create JIRA projects; collaborate with stakeholders, ensuring seamless functionality; providing guidance, training, and documentation to Product & Tech teams; engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships

Communication Scope

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively

Process & Methodology

meticulously planning and executing product releases, fostering aligned ways of working, ensuring effective project management and communication, independently driving projects with minimal guidance

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