IT & Software

Jira Applications Lead

Elekta

Crawley · West Sussex · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you lead the lifecycle and deployment of Atlassian tools, with a focus on Jira Cloud, within Elekta’s R&D Engineering Tools stream. You will align tool governance, deployments, and integrations with cross-functional teams to enable safer, more efficient software development. You help scale Jira Cloud adoption and ensure ongoing support while collaborating with PMO, IT Services, and external vendors. This is a mission-driven opportunity to empower cancer care through better tool-enabled collaboration.

Pay / Benefits
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Pension Contribution
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Vacation days 25
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme
Responsibilities
  • Manage design, deployments, performance, and support of Atlassian applications with Jira Cloud focus
  • Lead evaluation, configuration, and deployment of app enhancements and integrations
  • Support internal software roll-out and user adoption across business functions
  • Collaborate with PMO and IT Services to harmonise delivery, incident, and access management
  • Coordinate with external vendors for tooling and support
  • Maintain governance documentation for the SDLC and Roles & Permissions model
  • Prepare license and maintenance documentation
  • Initiate/apply assessments (security, validation, architecture, procurement, data privacy) as needed
Key requirements
  • Atlassian products knowledge with emphasis on Jira Cloud administration in medium/large deployments
  • Experience with agile/lean approaches and governance for Jira
  • Vendor management experience
  • IT operations and budget management experience (bonus)
  • Bachelor in Information Technology or similar area
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Self-motivated, well organized, results-driven
  • Jira Cloud administration
  • Atlassian product suite (apps and integrations)
  • Agile/lean methodologies
  • Vendor management

Reference: WJ-747_30157436

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