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# Senior Platform Engineer (Atlassian Stack, Linux and Automation) for NATO with security clearance

- **Company:** WLG
- **Location:** Bergen, Belgium
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Data Centers, Data Migration, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Groovy, Information Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Microsoft Software, Ansible, Service Pack, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Scripting, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5865379384

## About the Role

* At least five years administering Jira Data Center or Confluence Data Center
 * System administration in Linux environments
 * Scripting for automation - Bash, Python
 * Excellent Java, Groovy and ScriptRunner
 * A strong grounding in networking and security practice
 * Migrations into or out of the Atlassian stack
 * Working within IT service management
 * Ownership: the wish to finish what you start
 * Excellent information management, and communication that makes technical detail land
 * Professional English

Nice to have

 * An Atlassian product certification
 * A software development background, and Ansible
 * Work for or with a military or governmental organisation

## Description

* Deploying, installing and configuring Jira Software Data Center, Confluence Data Center and the plugins around them, to best practice and to the customer's own security direction
 * Adding the plugins, add-ons and integrations the business actually needs
 * Guarding the confidentiality and integrity of what sits in there
 * Proactive maintenance and administration - users, access control, permissions - through the service management tool
 * Raising, chasing and implementing change requests: new releases, security patches, user features ready for production
 * Dealing with vendor support for bugs and feature requests
 * Monitoring performance, troubleshooting, and tuning for security, reliability and resilience
 * Running backups with the backup team, and testing and reporting on disaster recovery
 * Applying security patches and upgrades promptly, and auditing so that need-to-know actually holds
 * Supporting users, migrating data in and out, and customising workflows, forms and dashboards to how teams really work
 * Integrating with the wider estate, including the Microsoft product suite and SharePoint
 * Writing the documentation, and keeping an eye on where the products are heading


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