Canonical is seeking a Senior Jira Software Engineer to manage the Atlassian stack. This role involves administration, configuration, automation, and integration responsibilities within the Atlassian ecosystem. The engineer will design, document, and implement processes and automation in Jira, create integrations with the data warehouse, and develop analytical dashboards. The position requires exceptional engineering quality, rigorous documentation, and effective stakeholder management. This is a fully remote position, open to candidates in EMEA time zones.
The role entails
- Manage the entire Atlassian Cloud ecosystem at Canonical
- Design, document, and implement processes and automation in Jira
- Design, document, and implement integrations between Jira and the data warehouse
- Create analytical dashboards to enable stakeholders make data-driven decisions
- Create learning resources that scale
- Work with engineering, operations, and support teams at a global scale
- Take ownership of critical escalations and resolve them in a timely manner
What we are looking for in you
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Experience with Atlassian Jira and its ecosystem as an administrator
- Understanding of common Jira usage patterns for various technical and non-technical departments
- Experience as a software developer in Python
- Professional written and spoken English
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Nice-to-have skills
- A perspective on process architecture
- Experience with complex cross-project automation
What we offer colleagues
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
