Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer

Social Discovery Group

Senior Atlassian Platform Engineer at SDG administering Jira Server and Confluence environments. Collaborating with global teams to improve platform stability and automate tasks.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGroovyPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer Jira Server / Data Center, Confluence, and Atlassian Cloud environments.
Configure and support workflows, permissions, dashboards, JQL, automations, integrations, and plugins.
Monitor Jira performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve platform stability and reliability.
Support maintenance, upgrades, housekeeping, and incident resolution.
Improve Jira governance and reduce configuration debt.
Automate routine administrative tasks using ScriptRunner, REST API, and scripting tools.
Collaborate with Infra, SRE, DBA, and engineering teams to resolve system and performance issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience with Jira Server / Jira Data Center and Confluence administration.
Strong hands-on experience with Jira as a critical internal platform, including workflows, permissions, custom fields, users, groups, dashboards, JQL, and reporting.
Experience troubleshooting Jira Server issues: logs, indexing, performance bottlenecks, slow queries, plugins, and integrations.
Understanding of Jira architecture, JVM basics, indexing, and performance impact of customizations.
Experience working with REST API, ScriptRunner, webhooks, and administrative automation.
Ability to write and maintain Groovy, Python, or Bash scripts for operational tasks.
Experience with Jira / Confluence Cloud administration will be a plus.
Strong Russian and English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Benefits

Comp & perks

REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time;
Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings;
Corporate discount for English lessons;
Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Jira ServerJira Data CenterConfluenceJQLScriptRunnerREST APIGroovyPythonBashadministrative automation

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationtroubleshootingproblem-solvingincident resolution