Agile Programming Methodologies, Atlassian JIRA, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, Government, Government Reporting, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Security Clearance, Software Development, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Traceability, United States Citizen
Senior Jira Specialist
Contract 1+ year Assignment 40 hours weekly
Location: Woburn, MA or Dayton, OH or Arlington, VA. Hybrid work environment but must be able to commute to Client office as needed for program activities.
Hourly rate based on Experience is $75-$85 per hour
Nice to have:
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance
Target start date: May 2026
Anticipated duration: 12 months (depending on performance and/or program progress)
Expected loading: 40 hours / week
Client is hiring a Lead Jira Specialist to support a Scrum Master on a high-visibility government program. In this role, you will own day-to-day Jira execution within an established environment, including maintaining boards, capturing inputs from technical leads, and producing accurate, on-demand reporting for government stakeholders. To be successful, you should be a Jira power user who understands software development workflows well enough to translate team activity into clear, structured artifacts and insights resulting from a Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Agile process.
To be successful in this role, you need to be a highly detail-oriented Jira specialist with at least 5 years of directly applicable experience supporting efforts as outlined above. Experience managing across a program hierarchy of 6-12 Agile Teams is highly desired. This role requires strong cross-team coordination, rapid context absorption, and the ability to ensure data integrity and traceability across the program.
What you will do:
- Own day-to-day Jira execution
- Maintain Jira boards informed/updated by inputs from technical leads
- Produce accurate, on-demand reporting
Who you are:
- This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
- Minimum 5 years of directly applicable experience in Jira and supporting government programs
- Familiarity with software development
- Background should include a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of applicable experience; Master’s degree and at least 3 years of applicable experience; or PhD. Equivalent experience will be considered
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