[Hiring] Atlassian Migration Engineer III @LMI

Role Description

LMI is seeking an Atlassian Migration Engineer at the Level IV level to modernize enterprise Jira and Confluence environments and connect work management to development delivery pipelines for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) modernization initiatives. This role combines technical migration execution, scripting, API integration, automation engineering, and validation to move complex workloads to Atlassian Cloud with reliable data and minimal disruption.

• Evaluate source environments and use approved migration tooling.
• Reconcile users and permissions.
• Transform incompatible data and configurations.
• Verify results through repeatable testing.
• Implement Jira automations and integrations linking GitHub repositories, work items, builds, and deployment status.
• Collaborate closely with cloud architects, administrators, and security and identity teams.
• Diagnose legacy configuration constraints and select safe remediation approaches.
• Prove that critical links and histories remain usable.
• Create clear cutover and recovery evidence.
• Pair strong troubleshooting and scripting skills with disciplined change control and attention to operational handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, information systems, or a related technical field. Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a Bachelor's.
• 5+ years in application integration, platform migration, automation engineering, or related technical delivery.
• Demonstrated experience with Jira Cloud Migration Assistant and Jira Data Center-to-Cloud transition.
• Proficiency with Jira Automation, REST APIs, and scripting; familiarity with Forge or ScriptRunner.
• Experience integrating GitHub with Jira, including GitHub for Jira and GitHub Actions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination and satisfy applicable federal personnel vetting, security, privacy, accessibility, and data-handling requirements.
• Experience designing validation and reconciliation checks for migrations involving large and inconsistent datasets and configuration schemes.
• Working knowledge of authentication, rate limits, integration troubleshooting, and secure management of automation credentials.

Requirements

• Prior experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), or federal health programs is highly desirable.
• Confluence migration and marketplace plugin remediation.
• SAML/OIDC, identity mapping, CI/CD, and technical validation automation.
• Migration delivery in regulated federal enterprise environments.
• Experience with phased enterprise cutovers, GitHub Actions workflows, and migration performance optimization.
• A master's degree in computer science, software engineering, systems engineering, or cybersecurity is desirable.
• Additional certifications such as GitHub Actions, GitHub Administration, or Atlassian Jira Administration for Cloud (ACP-120) are desirable.

Benefits

• Target salary range is $130,000 - 175,000.
• The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation.
• Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Company Description

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

• Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively.
• With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change.
• Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.