Jira & Confluence Setup - (Short Term Contract)

Anatta Design•Charleston, SC

About The Position

We’re looking for an experienced Jira Setup Scrum Master Contractor with a strong Project Management background and deep Jira expertise to lead and coordinate the end-to-end Jira setup for our teams. This role is hands-on and execution-driven, focused on designing, configuring, and rolling out Jira in a way that supports delivery visibility, efficiency, and scalability.

Requirements

Strong Project Management experience in digital, tech, or agency environments
Extensive hands-on Jira setup and administration experience
Proven experience leading Jira implementations or restructures
Solid understanding of Agile delivery frameworks
Comfortable working independently and driving execution
Strong coaching, facilitation, conflict-resolution, and communication skills
Strong knowledge of development heavy usage of Jira/Confluence

Nice To Haves

Jira Administrator certification
Experience with Confluence and Jira integrations
Prior consulting or contractor experience
Experience setting up Jira for multiple teams or portfolios

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end Jira setup (projects, workflows, issue types, boards, permissions, external app configurations, automations)
Configure Jira for Agile / Scrum / Kanban / hybrid delivery models
Expert-level Jira proficiency, including workflows, boards, reporting, and coaching teams post-migration
Hands-on experience with automation-related specifically with RPA and Agentic AI
Set up epics, backlogs, sprints, releases, dashboards, and reports
Set up a release process through Jira automations
Set up and configure Github/Slack integrations per spaces
Set up documentation spaces for Jira information to show up in Confluence for project statuses, sprints, and releases
Set up golden sample project / confluence that can be used to configure/base all new projects from
Define and implement workflow standards, naming conventions, and best practices
Gather requirements from PMs, delivery teams, and leadership
Translate delivery and reporting needs into effective Jira configurations
Coordinate rollout timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder communication
Provide documentation, walkthroughs, and basic training as needed
Set up Jira/Confluence to handle internal and external teams and access permissions that are easy to manage
Ensure a clean handover post-implementation
Deep understanding of Agile principles, Scrum framework, and iterative delivery
Ensure sprint-based meetings are effectively facilitated, the outcomes are achieved, and their cadence is maintained.
Understands fibonacci estimation