JIRA Developer Arlington, VA

JIRA Developer

The Opportunity: 

As a JIRA Developer, you play a pivotal role in an application’s functional life. From troubleshooting to fixing bugs, you use your operations and maintenance skills to ensure that things run smoothly. We’re looking for a JIRA Developer like you to apply your knowledge to our government clients’ challenges and their legacy enterprise systems. 

As a JIRA Developer at Booz Allen, you’ll have an operational impact from day one. Supporting a team of professionals, you’ll maintain applications and keep systems working. You’ll use programming and scripting languages as you continuously enhance and maintain the applications, troubleshoot any issues that arise operationally, and upgrade the systems to meet security requirements. 

Most importantly, you’ll strengthen your skills as you advise our government clients on the best ways to improve and modernize the existing systems. Work with us to help us secure crucial systems while watching them grow and modernize.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience developing with Python, Groovy, HTML, Java, .NET or shell Scripting

• 2+ years of experience with Jira product Administration and Jira Service Desk configuration, maintaining, and supporting workflow schemes, permission schemes, notification schemes, or screen schemes

• 2+ years of experience with JIRA Development and testing integrations between JIRA and other 3rd-party using JIRA REST API

• Experience with managing JIRA and related product updates and patching

• Ability to monitor JIRA system operations, including security procedures and liaison with infrastructure, security, DevOps, data, and application teams

• Ability to adhere to stringent security, change and configuration management procedures, and policies

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Nice If You Have:

• Experience working with Atlassian support and support organizations of the product plug-ins

• Experience with using GitLab in a development environment

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL Database Concepts

• Knowledge of AWS cloud services and configurations

• Ability to provide remote after-hours support in an on-call capacity

• Ability to exhibit a customer-centric perspective, aligned with leading commercial-level service desk support

• Possess strong analytical skills, able to understand abstract functionalities from specifications

• Top Secret clearance

• IAT-II Certification, including Security+

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $60,400.00 to $137,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.