Engineering Lead / Architect – Atlassian (Jira & Confluence)
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Job Title : Engineering Lead / Architect – Atlassian (Jira & Confluence)
Location : Sheffield,UK (HYBRID)
Duration : Contract INSIDE IR35
Role Summary
The Engineering Lead / Architect is responsible for defining and governing the end‑to‑end solution architecture for the migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence from Data Center (DC) to Atlassian Cloud. This includes designing the near real-time data replica, abstraction API, integration patterns, and the technical migration blueprint.
The role acts as the technical lead across all phases of the migration lifecycle — Discovery, Cleansing, Standardisation, Target-State Design, Pilot Migration, UAT, Production Cutover, Validation, Reconciliation, Hypercare, and BAU Handover. The Architect ensures the entire solution is robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Required Skills & Experience
8+ years in Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture, ideally within large-scale transformation programs.
Demonstrated experience designing solutions for large-scale data integration, migration, SaaS transformations, or cloud modernisation initiatives.
Deep hands-on knowledge of:
API design, REST principles, event-driven architectures
Data modelling, schema mapping, canonical models
Hybrid cloud/on‑prem architectures
Familiarity with Atlassian Cloud APIs, REST endpoints, export/import frameworks, identity integrations, and associated tooling.
Strong experience producing architecture documentation, design specifications, diagrams, and decision logs.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.