Atlassian Application Engineer

Job Title: Atlassian Application Engineer

Max Supplier Rate: £405 per day inside ir35

Duration: 6 months

Location: Telford/hybrid with (2 days/week in office)

Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC clearance for this role.

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Atlassian Application Engineer to support a major UK Government project. You will be responsible for configuring, maintaining and optimising Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence and Marketplace add-ons) to deliver secure, reliable and scalable solutions for critical public sector services.

This role suits a hands-on specialist with proven experience delivering Atlassian platforms in complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure, administer and optimise Atlassian applications including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Bamboo to meet business and client requirements.
• Lead and deliver Atlassian platform upgrades, migrations and system consolidations, ensuring minimal disruption and data integrity.
• Perform technical assessments and health checks of Atlassian environments, recommending and implementing improvements.
• Design and configure Jira Service Management solutions including workflows, queues, SLAs, automation rules and integrations.
• Develop and maintain integrations between Atlassian tools and third-party systems using APIs and scripting.
• Implement and support CI/CD automation for application upgrades, testing and deployment processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define workflows, custom fields, reporting dashboards and marketplace add-ons.
• Provide technical guidance and support across Agile, DevOps and ITSM-aligned delivery environments.

Expereince required:

• At min 3-5 Years of experience in Atlassian solution delivery, working on Application Engineering related activities
• Hands on Experience with Jira, Confluence upgrades, migrations and consolidations
• Atlassian Technical migration accreditation and certifications
• Performed technical assessments and heath checks
• Experience and certification in the Administration of Atlassian instances of Jira and Confluence
• Experienced in administration Atlassian products Bitbucket and Bamboo
• Jira Service Management solution configurations. Be able to configure queues, SLAs and automation
• API and Scripting knowledge, Solution delivery between Jira and other applications
• Has used and can configure CI/CD automation tooling for scripting Application upgrades and testing

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to submit your CV.