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Technical Lead - Jira Migration
£33,000 - 65,000
Harvey Nash
Eastwoodbury Lane, South East London
£33,000 - 65,000
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience leading Jira Cloud migrations in complex enterprise environments
- Strong Jira SME / Administration expertise (Data Center to Cloud)
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, plugins such as ScriptRunner, Advanced Roadmaps, etc.)
- Solid understanding of data migration, scripting, or API-based tooling
- Experience managing large-scale, multi-team technology workstreams
- Strong RAID management, governance, and stakeholder communication skills
- Background in financial services preferred (Market Risk, RWA, Basel, or similar highly desirable)
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Jira Cloud migration delivery (discovery, mapping, dry runs, cutover, and aftercare)
- Orchestrate wave-based migration planning across hundreds of projects
- Drive governance, RAID management, and dependency tracking across workstreams
- Standardise Jira templates, workflows, and plugin usage in the Cloud environment
- Collaborate with engineering teams and Jira SMEs to ensure migration readiness and adoption
- Produce executive reporting, dashboards, and migration KPIs
- Support data validation, archival strategy, and regulatory evidence requirements
- Work closely with Atlassian teams embedded in the business
Description
We are a Tier 1 Investment Bank seeking a Technical Migration Lead to drive a large-scale Jira Data Center to Jira Cloud migration across our Finance & Risk Technology function. This high-impact role is part of a major regulatory-driven data and technology transformation programme, responsible for migrating 300-400 Jira projects into a single, governed cloud environment. The position requires both onsite and hybrid working arrangements in London, with a competitive pay rate of up to £850/day. This initial contract is set to end of the year, with potential for extension.
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