IT Jira Specialist
San Diego, CA · HybridJob$100–140K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The IT/JIRA Specialist (Agile Product Support SME) supports the Joint Fires Network Program by enabling Agile processes, requirements traceability, and project-management tooling. The role bridges operational leaders and technical teams, translating mission requirements into technical specifications and advising on Agile practices and release workflows. It administers and optimizes Atlassian tools across secure government networks. The position is hybrid, with office work in San Diego, VA.
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Description
The IT/JIRA Specialist (Agile Product Support SME) is a highly specialized technical and operational role dedicated to enabling the delivery of the Joint Fires Network (JFN) Program. This position acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) driving Agile process implementation, requirements traceability, and project management tooling optimization to support JFN initiatives.
As an Agile Product Support SME, you will serve as the strategic bridge between operational leaders and technical development teams. You will collaborate directly with JFN leadership and department managers to translate mission requirements into structured, executable technical specifications, while providing expert guidance on Agile best practices and release management workflows.
As an IT/JIRA Specialist, you will serve as a principal administrator and technical expert for the Atlassian suite (Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and Jira Advanced Roadmaps) across secure government networks. You will configure and maintain workflows, roadmaps, and automation schemes that keep the JFN development lifecycle highly visible, organized, and on schedule. This position is hybrid with the office work being performed in San Diego, VA.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
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U.S. citizenship and an active Secret with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
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DoD Program Experience: Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs, military software factories, or tactical C4ISR / C2 network programs.
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Atlassian Expertise: 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Jira and Confluence administrator, with demonstrated proficiency in Jira Advanced Roadmaps.
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Agile Release Management: Demonstrated experience in Agile Release Management, including planning, coordinating, and managing release schedules and deployment activities.
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Software Development Practices: Demonstrated experience applying Agile software practices and supporting the secure software development lifecycle (SecDevOps/SDLC).
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Leadership & Documentation: Demonstrated experience leading teams handling customer feedback requirements, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and developing capability, tool, or system documentation.
Technical Skills
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Proven expertise designing complex, conditional Jira workflows, automations, and scheme configurations to support requirement traceability.
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Communication Skills: Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively translate complex operational needs into clear technical requirements for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Strong Agile mindset with an in-depth understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe) for Government.
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Initiative & Ownership: Demonstrated ability to take the initiative to proactively identify bottlenecks and complete tasks in a timely manner.
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Analytical mindset with a focus on metrics-driven continuous improvement in complex, mission-critical environments.
Preferred Certifications (A Plus)
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Active Atlassian Certified Professional certification (e.g., ACP-100 or ACP-120).
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
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CompTIA Security+ (or other DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II compliant certification).
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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How this job compares
Set against the 302 open IT Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–140K/yr
- California median$99–138K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$91–133K/yr227 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $120K, is close to the California median midpoint ($120K) — in the middle half of IT Specialist salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open IT Specialist jobs in California and 302 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four IT Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 232 postings).
- Education
- 33 of the 302 open IT Specialist jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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