Lead Jira Data Center to Cloud FedRAMP SME

• Lead subject matter expert to own the technical execution of a Jira Data Center to Atlassian GovCloud (FedRAMP Moderate) migration, running the Jira Cloud Migration Assistant across trial and production cycles, proving data fidelity through automated reconciliation, and rebuilding the configuration that does not migrate natively under FedRAMP constraints.

Focus Area (Competency)

• Atlassian Platform Migration
• Regulated Cloud Migration and Data Integrity, * Validate the inventory and scope of roughly 21,000 work items along with boards, sprints, attachments, filters, dashboards and their gadget queries, structures, automations, and user accounts, and classify each item as native-migrating,
• Build and run automated Data Center to Cloud reconciliation of work items, comments, attachments, links, and history, and produce the reconciliation reports that support trial review and the production validation record.
• Lead the plugin and app gap assessment against FedRAMP-approved GovCloud availability, and design Cloud-native replacements for capabilities that cannot follow - including Script Runner logic and Rich Filters - with a documented approach for converting scripted fields to native Jira Cloud custom fields.
• Author the migration runbook, cutover plan, and rollback procedure, including freeze window sequencing, integration and service account re-pointing, entry and exit criteria, and the read-only fallback to Data Center on a no-go decision.
• Support joint UAT and the go/no-go gate with evidence: reconciliation results, end-to-end workflow test outcomes, and Day-1 asset validation, with defects logged, triaged, and remediated before the production run.
• Lead hyper care after go-live with rapid defect triage and fixes, and advise on Data Center retention and decommission alignment with GE Cyber and Compliance.
• Act as the technical authority for the engagement, directing the Jira Migration Engineer and Migration Analyst, and translating migration risk into decisions the project director and client leadership can act on.

• Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA)
• Jira Data Center Administration
• Jira Cloud Administration
• Data Migration and Reconciliation
• Atlassian Govcloud / Fedramp Moderate Environments
• Jira Query Language (JQL)
• Atlassian Rest API And Scripting
• Workflow, Scheme, And Custom Field Configuration
• Marketplace App Compatibility Assessment
• Cutover Planning and Rollback Design
• SSO, Service Account, And Access Provisioning
• Migration Runbook Development

Preferred Skills

• Script runner to cloud-native conversion
• Structure, structure. gantt, and custom charts
• Automation for Jira rule rebuild
• Cui and controlled data handling
• Python or groovy for reconciliation tooling
• Jira align or confluence migration experience

Required Licenses & Certifications

• Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator (ACP-120 or current equivalent)
• Atlassian Cloud Migration accreditation or demonstrated JCMA production migration record
• Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering
• Ability to obtain US Government contractor eligibility for CUI handling