Jira Developer

We are looking for a Jira Developer to strengthen and evolve the organization’s Jira environment in The Woodlands, Texas. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who can step into an established ecosystem quickly, deliver practical improvements, and support teams that rely on Jira for day-to-day project execution. The role focuses on building efficient workflows, refining platform configuration, and partnering with business and technical stakeholders to turn operational needs into effective Jira solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Build and refine Jira solutions that support project delivery and day-to-day business operations across multiple teams.
• Create and maintain tailored workflows, issue schemes, screen configurations, field structures, and permission models to meet evolving process needs.
• Develop automation rules that reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and increase efficiency within the Jira platform.
• Produce dashboards, reports, and visual tracking tools that give stakeholders clear insight into progress, workload, and project health.
• Investigate platform issues, resolve configuration problems, and recommend practical enhancements that improve usability and performance.
• Collaborate with business partners and technical teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Jira functionality.
• Assist with the setup and ongoing improvement of Confluence spaces that complement Jira-based project and documentation processes.
• Support testing, rollout, and validation of updates to ensure new configurations and enhancements perform as intended.
• Maintain clear internal documentation covering workflows, automations, configurations, and administrative procedures.
• Review current Jira usage patterns and propose changes that better align the platform with organizational standards and delivery practices.
• Proven experience administering, configuring, and enhancing Jira in a detail-focused environment.
• Strong background designing and modifying custom workflows, fields, screens, and project settings within Jira.
• Hands-on experience creating automation rules, dashboards, and reporting solutions for business and project teams.
• Solid understanding of Jira platform capabilities, including troubleshooting and resolving functional or configuration-related issues.
• Ability to work independently and become productive quickly within an existing Jira environment.
• Experience partnering with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define needs and deliver practical solutions.
• Familiarity with Confluence configuration and support is preferred.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, Agile delivery methods, or scripting and development tools such as .NET, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, and .NET Framework is advantageous.