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How much do jira engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 1, 2026, the average yearly pay for jira engineer in the United States is $118,186.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $102,000.00 and $136,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Jira engineer?

A Jira Engineer is responsible for configuring, managing, and optimizing Atlassian Jira to support project management, workflow automation, and issue tracking. They collaborate with development, IT, and business teams to customize Jira workflows, integrate third-party tools, and ensure system performance. Their role typically includes scripting, automation, user support, system administration, and reporting to enhance team productivity and efficiency.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of a Jira engineer?

A Jira Engineer typically manages and configures Jira projects, customizes workflows, and develops automations to improve team productivity. They regularly interact with stakeholders to gather requirements, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement process enhancements. The role often involves creating custom dashboards, reports, and integrations with other tools, as well as providing user support and training. This dynamic position requires both technical expertise and strong communication skills as Jira Engineers collaborate closely with project managers, developers, and business analysts to ensure that project management needs are fully met.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Jira engineer position, and why are they important?

A Jira Engineer should have a strong background in Jira administration, workflow customization, and IT service management, often supported by a degree in information technology or computer science. Familiarity with Atlassian products, scripting languages such as Groovy or Python, and certifications like Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator are highly valued. Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills enable effective teamwork and stakeholder management. These competencies are crucial for optimizing Jira environments and ensuring seamless project tracking across technical and business teams.

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Infographic showing various Jira Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 50% Full Time, and 50% Contract. Highlights an 70% In-person, and 30% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $118,186 per year, or $56.8 per hour.

Sr. JIRA Developer or Admin - ONLY GC or EAD or USC

USM

Boston, MA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago


Job description

Company Description

USM Business Systems Inc. is a quickly developing worldwide System Integrator, Software and Product Development, IT Outsourcing and Technology assistance supplier headquartered in Chantilly, VA. We offer world-class ability in giving most astounding quality and administrations through industry best practices planned to convey remarkable worth to our customers. 

Utilizing our industry knowledge, administration service offering expertise and innovation abilities, we distinguish new business and innovation slants and create answers for help customers around the globe, giving top of the line solid and practical IT benefits which are cost effective services. 

Established in 1999, the organization has corner qualities in building and dealing with a Business Oriented IT environment with rich involvement in technology innovation, ERP and CRM counselling, Product Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Management, SOA, BPM, Data Warehousing, SharePoint Consulting and IT Infrastructure. Our other offerings include modified solutions and administrations in ERP, CRM, Enterprise architecture, offshore advisory services and e-commerce. 

USM, a US ensured Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is perceived as one of the fastest developing IT Systems Integrator in the Washington, DC zone. Most as of late, USM was positioned #9 on the rundown of the Top administrations organizations in the DC Metro Area - Washington Business Journal (2011). We are a project-driven firm that reliably meets the IT needs of our State and Government customers through development and business keenness.

Job Description

Sr. JIRA Developer or Admin - ONLY GC or EAD or USC

Boston, MA

Long Term


PROJECT SUMMARY:
The Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange and Integrated Eligibility System (MA HIX/IES) is the health insurance marketplace for Massachusetts. The current system went live on November 15, 2014 after a rapid 6-month implementation effort. Since November 2014, tight business deadlines prescribed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has resulted in a demand for many new features and functions to be implemented in 2016-2017.
Senior JIRA Developer
Seeking a Senior JIRA Developer proficient in configuring internally hosted JIRA instance to provide capabilities supporting full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for a large scale project. Developer must be able to design, build, and support a desired JIRA configuration that includes end-to-end traceability, management requirements, test cases, test execution scenarios, test outcomes, defects, production incidents, and workarounds. Additionally, candidates will configure JIRA capabilities for management of release scope, change requests, issue and risk management, as well as standard and ad hoc reporting capabilities. Must have ability to develop customized screens, fields, and workflows for a large program. Candidate must be able to identify and implement implicit and explicit user requirements as well as diagnose and propose solutions to existing and future needs.
Prior experience in integrating third party JIRA solutions required with both development, integration, and operational skills. Technical competencies in third party product integration into JIRA 7.2, ability to program in Java, strong capabilities in report generation and work flow development within JIRA, hands-on knowledge of SQL, along with firm grasp and ability to document and maintain the SDLC for a large program required.
Candidate will work within a project team and will assist in the design, development and implementation of a new JIRA instance to meet program, project and business requirements in accordance with schedule. Additionally, will manage migration of historic data to the new JIRA instance.
POSITION SUMMARY:
An ideal and successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualities/skills:
1. Flexible
2. Analytical and detail oriented
3. Extremely strong oral and written communication skills
4. Problem solving experience/skills in managing large enterprise applications
5. Self-motivated, independent, organized
6. Comfortable managing conflicting priorities and timelines
7. Strong knowledge of business change and operations change management
8. Understanding interplay between process, technology and people
9. Commitment to highest quality and professional standards a must
MA HIX Project Sr. JIRA Developer / December 2016 Page 2
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Ideal candidate will have:
Minimum Associates' degree desired or a combination of education and experience.
7 - 10 years of IT or Computer Science background desired.
5+ years of solid JIRA design, development and implementation experience
5+ years of solid Java development, and SQL script development
Ability to define and execute assigned SDLC tasks and post deployment support tasks
Ability to identify and resolve issues with JIRA Administration
JIRA certifications strongly desired
TECHNOLOGY / SKILLS
MS Office Suite 2013
JIRA 7.2
Oracle 11g
SQL
JDK 8


Navya

navyar@usmsystems.com

703-953-1819

Additional Information

If my requirement matches your resume, then please do reply on my email id navyar(at)usmsystems(dot)com and contact no is 703-953-1819