Custom Software Systems Inc.
DevOps Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
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About the role
- This position plays a pivotal role in consolidating our collaborative planning tools-transitioning from Azure DevOps (on-prem) and GitLab (on-prem) to Jira-while enabling and scaling Agile practices across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Building robust, automated, and secure integrations between Jira SaaS for government and core enterprise systems (e.g., ServiceNow, GitLab), enabling end-to-end visibility across planning, development, and operations
- Administer, configure, and optimize Jira SaaS to meet enterprise project management and Agile delivery needs.
- Design and maintain custom workflows, issue types, screens, fields, and automation rules aligned with organizational Agile frameworks and guidelines.
- Manage user permissions, group roles, and security schemes to ensure governance and compliance.
- Collaborate with procurement teams to support renewal, optimization, and budget decisions.
- Design, implement, and maintain seamless integrations between Jira and other enterprise systems, such as GitLab (source control & CI/CD), and ServiceNow (ITSM), using Okta, REST APIs, webhooks, middleware, and scripting.
- Automate data synchronization across platforms to support traceability from planning to release.
- Troubleshoot and optimize integration pipelines to ensure performance, security, and scalability.
- Partner with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams to align integrations with enterprise security and compliance standards.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
Requirements
- Three (3+) years of hands-on experience administering and/or engineering Jira (Self-hosting or SaaS).
- At least four (4) years of experience in DevOps Engineering.
- At least two (2) years of experience with Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- At least two (2) years of Unix or Linux system administration experience.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript) and REST API integration.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and DevSecOps principles.
- Experience in enterprise migrations from Azure DevOps or similar tools to Jira
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment.
- Compensation range must be coordinated with and approved by the CSS Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Skills
- The ideal candidate is both technically proficient and strategically minded, with a strong
- understanding of Agile methodologies, DevSecOps workflows, and enterprise systems
- integration.
- Administering, configuring, and integrating the Jira SaaS for government cloud within our enterprise technology ecosystem.
Compensation
- Wage Range: Negotiable
- Compensation range must be coordinated with and approved by the CSS Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- Compensation & Benefits information is required for all Maryland Employers effective October 1, 2024.
Benefits
- Custom Software Systems, Inc. offers our employees a competitive benefits package that may include:
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Basic term life insurance
- Supplemental term life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents
- Parking/Commuting expense reimbursement
- Compensation & Benefits information is required for all Maryland Employers effective October 1, 2024.
- Health insurance plans
- Long-term disability
- Short-term disability
- Training/Education
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship
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