Jira IT Solutions Manager

Jira IT Solutions Manager
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Jira IT Solutions Manager
Initial 6-month contract - Transfer to employee after 6 months
ASAP Start Date
Rate up to €650 per day
Fully Remote - optional
- site in Lisbon
5V Tech is partnered with a global telecommunications equipment manufacturer that are searching for a
- on Jira Solutions Team Lead.
You'll take a vital role in a large Jira user base supporting 800–1000 engineers across 700+ Jira projects - from R&D and customer support to factory workflows, sourcing, and internal projects. You’ll lead a small, distributed team to unify workflows and prepare for a large Jira Cloud migration.
What you’ll do. . .
Own the Atlassian roadmap : translate
- functional needs (R&D, Ops, Sales) into scalable solutions and governance.
Lead a distributed team of 4 : set priorities, mentor, review code, and enforce best practices.
Build, not just admin : design and implement advanced Jira (Script
Runner/ Groovy ), Confluence , Jenkins CI/CD, and Python integrations (REST APIs).
Unify and simplify : drive consolidated schemas, workflows, and templates.
Prepare & execute migration : standardise engineering projects to a unified workflow and lead Jira Cloud migration.
Run a 24/7-ready platform : performance, scalability, reliability, documentation, and incident response.
Stakeholder management : collect requirements, align priorities, and communicate
- offs clearly.
Vendor & budget oversight : optimise cost while maintaining service levels.
You’ll bring. . .
Proven team leadership in
- paced, global environments.
Deep Jira administration + Script
Runner (Groovy) engineering (automations, listeners, REST, custom fields, performance tuning).
Strong Python (web/REST) and Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines.
Solid OO programming fundamentals and SDLC fluency.
Experience establishing governance, documentation, and best practices at scale.
Excellent communication in English ; diplomatic, decisive, pragmatic.
Nice to have. . .
Large-scale Jira Cloud migrations.
Confluence macros/automation; enterprise change management.
Manufacturing or
- throughput product engineering environments.
5V Tech are acting as an Employment Agency for the purposes of this position. We offer a reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this position - €250 for you and €250 to a charity of your choice. 5V Tech are recognised talent solutions experts within Io
T and Deep Tech, working across Europe, the UK, and North America.