Atlassian Developer (Jira Cloud Forge Specialist)

TekWissen LLC

Overland Park, KS

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$56.46–$56.46
LOCATION
Overland Park, KS
POSTED
4 days ago
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation, information technology and services
Position: Atlassian Developer (Jira Cloud Forge Specialist)
Location: Overland Park/Frisco
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Hybrid/3 days in office Position
Job Description
  • We are seeking a highly experienced and product-focused Atlassian Developer specializing in Jira Cloud Forge.
  • This is a dedicated development role centered on building, securing, and scaling complex custom applications and integrations that extend the core capabilities of Jira Cloud for enterprise use.
  • The ideal candidate is a hands-on professional who can immediately contribute to the architecture, design, and implementation of new business solutions.
Note:
  • This position requires deep, proven expertise in the Forge development framework and is not suited for developers without direct experience or Jira administrators seeking a development transition.
Key Responsibilities
  • Forge Application Development & Architecture Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure Jira Cloud applications exclusively using the Atlassian Forge framework and APIs.
  • Architect and implement native Forge modules, including Custom UI/React components, Global Pages, Contextual Gadgets/Panels, Custom Fields, and advanced Workflow Validators/Post-Functions.
  • Effectively utilize Forge platform primitives, including Forge Storage, Custom Fetch, Web Triggers, Resolvers, Queues, and Event-Driven Functions to handle complex, asynchronous business logic.
  • Apply best-practice secure coding standards and scalable API design principles to all application development. Integration & Platform Expertise Integrate Jira Cloud with external SaaS platforms and internal services using the Jira REST APIs and secure outbound connections via Forge.
  • Develop custom business logic, validation rules, and workflow extensions that precisely meet specific organizational requirements.
  • Provide advanced technical support and performance tuning for custom Jira Cloud applications, configurations, and integrations.
  • Collaboration & Delivery Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical solutions, and ensure alignment with strategic business objectives.
  • Document technical designs, deployment procedures, and testing plans for all custom solutions.
  • Required Technical Expertise Forge Mastery:
  • Proven, hands-on experience in architecting and deploying multiple Jira Cloud applications using the Atlassian Forge framework.
Core Languages:
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript.
  • Frontend: Deep experience building interfaces using React (Custom UI) or the Forge UI Kit.
  • Platform Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the Jira Cloud platform, including the configuration layer (Issue Types, Screens, Field Contexts, Workflow Schemes, and advanced Permissions).
  • APIs & Data: Strong familiarity with the Jira Cloud REST APIs and leveraging data effectively within Forge applications.
  • Architecture: Solid knowledge of Forge authentication mechanisms, asynchronous processing, and event handling within the Atlassian platform ecosystem.
  • Quality: Ability to design, implement, and test performant, maintainable, and reusable code solutions.
  • Preferred Attributes (Nice to Have) Experience with legacy scripting in Server/Data Center (e.g., Groovy/ScriptRunner, Power Scripts/SIL) to support migration or comparative analysis.
  • Familiarity with Jira Expressions for dynamic condition and validation logic.
  • Working knowledge of SQL for understanding data structures and supporting external reporting efforts.
  • Familiarity with modern deployment practices (CI/CD, version control via Git).
  • Cultural Fit Self-Starter: A highly proactive individual with a passion for innovation and continuous skill development in a rapidly evolving platform.
  • Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical specifications and vice-versa.
  • Delivery Focus: Proven track record of delivering high-quality, stable, and user-centric Jira customizations in a large-scale enterprise environment.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/