REMOTE - Intermediate JIRA Admin/Developer skills to maintain JIRA environment and do minor enhancements. (18-month long) - Aug 15

Our reputable client in Vancouver is looking for a REMOTE - Intermediate JIRA Admin skills to implement JIRA work package management into the company's project management tool set. (18-month long) - BC # 7809

Note: A successful candidate will be working on site in North Vancouver for 10 days for onboarding, and then remote after that

18-month long contract - ASAP START

Must have been living in Canada continuously for last 5 years - and therefore eligible to get Reliability Clearance

Must be a Canadian citizen or have PR

Role: The person will be responsible for developing progress-monitoring reports and supporting integration with interfacing tools such as PLM (Aras Innovator

Must Have:

• Post-secondary education (Diploma or Degree) in a relevant field
• 3-5+ years' hands-on experience with JIRA implementation and administration (NOTE - you don't need to be a JIRA admin or a developer - this is ideal for a project coordinator or QA who has developed JIRA workflows)
• Proven ability to design and develop workflows within a work package management environment, including for remote teams.
• Experience building customized reporting dashboards for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Have been living in Canada continuously for last 5 years AND have Canadian citizenship / PR (for Reliability Clearance)

Nice to Have:

• Experience developing custom scripts or using REST APIs.
• Familiarity with project management principles or tools.
• Experience creating JIRA plugins.
• Exposure to complex engineering projects or shipbuilding environments.

Duties:

• Develop and optimize business processes for the use of JIRA work package management in conjunction with existing project management tools.
• Design and implement customized JIRA environments for various projects at VSY.
• Create and maintain project templates suitable for a range of project sizes.
• Manage the complete JIRA/Atlassian toolchain and associated add-ons.
• Build and maintain multiple reporting dashboards and filters to support a variety of stakeholders.
• Develop technical documentation and training materials; deliver training to end users.
• Monitor the performance and adoption of JIRA across VSY and sub-contractor organizations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure process alignment and accurate reporting.