Also called: Jira Administrator
Runs the project-tracking tools (like Jira and Confluence) that thousands of engineers use every day.
You build a new workflow for a team that wants their tasks to go through a legal review step, speed up a slow Jira server and clean up 500 unused projects.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 3 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in IT; Atlassian certifications.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Information Technology.
Shrinking (about -4% over 10 years). Tracks systems administrators.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Atlassian's cloud and AI now handle most setup and permissions, cutting admin roles at many companies.
Classes: Computer applications, AP CS Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1244.
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