CONFLUENCE DATA CENTER ADMINISTRATOR - EU Institutions - Wiki Migration

The consultant will support the administration and evolution of a business-critical enterprise knowledge management platform based on Atlassian Confluence Data Center.

The mission involves ensuring the stability, security, and maintainability of the current platform, while preparing and enabling a large-scale migration of wiki content towards a future target platform.

The environment is complex, with high requirements in terms of data integrity, permissions management, and content governance., 3.1 Platform Administration & Maintenance (Run Activities)

• Administer and maintain the Confluence Data Center environment
• Ensure platform stability, performance, and security
• Manage and monitor spaces, page structures, permissions, attachments, and indexing
• Maintain backup and recovery processes
• Document configurations, procedures, and administrative actions

3.2 Wiki Analysis & Migration Preparation (Build Activities)

• Analyse the existing wiki structure and content organisation
• Clean, classify, and rationalise content (spaces, pages, labels, metadata)
• Identify and assess migration risks, including:
• Unsupported macros or plugins
• Broken links or inconsistent structures
• Obsolete or redundant content
• Confidentiality and access restrictions
• Define mapping between source and target platform structures (including permissions)

3.3 Migration Engineering & Automation

• Design and implement data extraction, transformation, and validation processes
• Develop repeatable scripts and automation tools using APIs and scripting languages
• Handle multiple data formats (XML, HTML, JSON exports, attachments)
• Produce automated validation and reconciliation reports
• Ensure data integrity and completeness during migration phases

• Strong proven experience in Confluence Data Center administration
• Solid experience in enterprise wiki migration or large-scale content transformation projects
• Experience working in complex IT environments with high data governance requirements

4.2 Technical Skills (Mandatory)

• Advanced knowledge of:
• Confluence architecture and administration
• Spaces, page trees, permissions, attachments
• Macros, plugins, indexing, and backup mechanisms
• Strong experience with REST APIs and automation scripting
• Ability to work with data extraction and transformation processes (XML, HTML, JSON)
• Experience with SQL and scripting languages (Python, Bash or equivalent)

4.3 Technical Skills (Preferred / Nice-to-Have)

• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools
• Advanced proficiency in Python scripting

5. Soft Skills

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong sense of ownership and service orientation
• High level of accuracy and reliability, especially in sensitive data handling
• Well-organised, able to manage multiple parallel technical topics
• Strong documentation practices (configurations, scripts, procedures, risks)
• Collaborative approach with both technical and business stakeholders

6. Key Success Factors

• Ability to ensure continuity and stability of a critical knowledge platform
• Strong capability to structure and execute complex migration activities
• Rigorous handling of permissions, data integrity, and validation processes

7. Eligibility Requirements

• Candidates must be eligible to work in Belgium (EU or valid local work authorization)