Jira Administrator & Delivery Enablement Specialist Pay Rate (up to): $73.50/hour, depending on experience

Start Date: November 16, 2026

End Date: April 30, 2027

Location: Calgary, Alberta (fully remote)

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description Raise is hiring a Jira Administrator and Delivery Enablement Specialist on behalf of our client. This is a hands-on contract role, fully remote, running from November 2026 to April 2027. You'll configure, administer, and expand Jira Cloud, starting with the Cybersecurity team and then moving to other project, program, product, and operational teams. You'll work directly with each team to learn how they deliver work and turn their processes and reporting needs into practical Jira setups that follow established enterprise standards. The goal is better delivery visibility, less manual admin, and internal teams that can run Jira on their own long term. This role applies an existing Jira framework rather than designing a new one.

Responsibilities

Configure Jira projects, boards, workflows, fields, permissions, issue types, templates, filters, hierarchy, dependencies, milestones, RAID tracking, and automation

Onboard teams and set up Jira for waterfall, hybrid, agile, Kanban, and operational delivery models

Build self-service dashboards and reporting for project managers, program managers, delivery teams, and executives

Configure Jira Product Discovery (JPD) to support ideas, prioritization, and product planning

Support migrations from Azure DevOps (ADO) to Jira, including work-item mapping and transition activities

Provide user training, documentation, coaching, and knowledge transfer to internal administrators and delivery teams

Keep all configurations aligned with established Jira governance, architecture, and standards





Qualifications

Proven enterprise Jira Cloud administration and configuration experience

Hands-on experience with Jira projects, boards, workflows, JQL, dashboards, automation, Jira Plans, hierarchy, roles, and permissions

Ability to understand how a team operates and translate its requirements into practical Jira configurations

Experience building dashboards and reports for project managers, program managers, delivery teams, and executives

Robust understanding of project, program, product, waterfall, hybrid, agile, Kanban, and operational delivery practices

Strong troubleshooting, facilitation, documentation, training, and stakeholder management skills

Collaborative, organized, and comfortable working independently with both technical and non-technical teams

Nice to Have

Jira Product Discovery (JPD) configuration experience

Experience migrating teams and work items from Azure DevOps (ADO) to Jira

Atlassian certifications

Experience with Confluence, Atlassian Analytics, Power BI, and Jira Marketplace apps

Experience supporting Jira in a large enterprise environment

Additional Requirement Our client asks that candidates provide 2 Endorsements/References at the time of application: ( this could be a colleague/manager that worked with you on Recent Projects that relate to this role Ask them to provide a Quick Endorsement - testimonial in point form of your accomplishment / value added) to highlight your skills for this role

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

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