DESCRIPTION

DeepLight is seeking a Senior Jira Systems Architect to own and evolve the Atlassian tooling that powers our AI delivery organization. You’ll architect scalable workflows, standardize sprint execution, and drive automation across projects and squads.
This is a senior strategic role focused on building systems that improve delivery velocity, cross-team alignment, and visibility across a high-growth AI consulting business. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and PMO leadership to ensure our Jira ecosystem reflects the way we actually work — and helps us work better.

• Architect and maintain Jira configurations across all teams, including workflows, screens, permissions, and custom fields
• Define and enforce tooling governance and hygiene across squads
• Build advanced Jira automation rules to reduce manual work, ensure process compliance, and accelerate issue lifecycles
• Create and manage dashboards, reports, and KPIs for executive, product, and engineering visibility
• Serve as the Jira subject-matter expert across the company, leading onboarding, training, and enablement
• Integrate Jira with Confluence, GitHub, Slack, and external data sources to streamline DevOps and reporting
• Lead tooling improvements, upgrades, license management, and ecosystem expansion as the company scales