Jira/Atlassian Consultant

Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by Xcede Recruitment Solutions

£500 - £700 Daily
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Liverpool, City, United Kingdom, L19 2RY
Job Description
Jira Implementation & Integration Specialist

4-8 weeks contract Inside IR35 Largely On-site in Liverpool

A leading global technology solutions and services provider is embarking on a programme to modernise and streamline its delivery and reporting toolset. As part of this transformation, we are seeking an experienced Jira Implementation & Integration Specialist to support the rollout of Jira across multiple teams and to establish best-practice configuration, workflows, and integrations.

This is a key role at the start of a high visibility programme. You'll be shaping how engineering, operations, and leadership teams collaborate, report, and deliver work across the organisation.

The Role
  • Implementing Jira Software to replace existing tools (including Zoho Sprints)
  • Designing scalable, optimised project structures, issue types, workflows, and permissions
  • Configuring cross team collaboration models and reporting foundations
  • Establishing governance and best practices for long term Jira usage
  • Planning and delivering integrations with and ManageEngine ServiceDesk
  • Advising on tooling adoption, process alignment, and data consistency
  • Ensuring Jira is set up to support both day to day delivery and executive level reporting

This is a hands on implementation and configuration role - not just user level work.

What We're Looking For Essential Experience:
  • Proven track record in implementing and configuring Jira, not just using it
  • Strong understanding of Jira Cloud administration (projects, schemes, workflows, fields, permissions, automation)
  • Experience designing Jira structures for multi team or cross functional environments
  • Prior success migrating teams from legacy tools into Jira
  • Experience integrating Jira with third party systems (ideally ManageEngine, or similar)
  • Comfortable working with API based integrations, webhooks, and automation logic
  • Ability to run discovery workshops with delivery, operational, and leadership teams
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business processes into tool design
Nice to Have:
  • Exposure to Jira Service Management (JSM)
  • Experience within ITSM, Engineering Enablement, PMO, or Agile transformation environments
  • Familiarity with workflows and reporting structures
  • Atlassian certifications (Jira Admin, Managing Jira Projects, etc.)
Contract Details
  • Initial 4 8 weeks contract
  • Inside IR35
  • Largely on site in Liverpool
  • Opportunity to influence tooling strategy and future integration roadmap