Principal / Sr. Principal Atlassian Administrator-AHT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

***this requisition is contingent upon funding and placement

Job Description:

The candidate will perform job duties as an Atlassian Administrator including the following:

• Workflow Management – Design, build, and maintain custom workflows, issue types, screens, fields, and permission schemes that reflect each team’s processes.
• System Maintenance – monitoring Atlassian application health and performance, addressing any issues. Aligning procedures from different programs to current processes and ensuring all application instances are running efficiently
• Automation - design, own, and maintain Jira and Confluence automations—including ScriptRunner, creating reusable Groovy/JavaScript script libraries—to eliminate repetitive manual effort, enforce governance, generate real time notifications for the right stakeholders, and boost consistency, efficiency, and overall team productivity.
• Integration – managing 3rd party plugins and integrations, to include integrating Atlassian applications with other tools and systems.
• Project Management – creating and organizing projects within Jira. Configuring project settings with unique issue types, priorities, and resolution. Creating and refining custom fields and items specific to each team.
• Knowledge Management - configure Confluence spaces, page templates, and permissions; ensure content hierarchy supports knowledge‑base growth. Help customize spaces and pages to meet requirements.
• User Management – managing users/groups/permissions within Jira. Assigning roles and permissions to specified groups/users.

Basic Qualifications:

• Level 3: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD, or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree; Level 4: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
• Hands-on experience with the Atlassian product suite incl. Jira and Confluence
• Demonstrated experience with ScriptRunner (Groovy) scripts
• Experience with JQL
• Experience working with Atlassian migrations and upgrades
• DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Broad knowledge of systems administration to include multiple technologies (i.e., Windows, Linux, Cisco, VMware, NetApp)
• Experience with Tableau dashboards and metrics
• REST API, Jira Java API, etc. 
• Advanced level knowledge of JQL
• Advanced scripting and Confluence Macros
• Experience with Agile/Scrum/DevOps

Primary Level Salary Range: $119,600.00 - $179,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $149,300.00 - $223,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.