Infrastructure Tech Lead - JIRA Cloud Migration

<p><strong>Tech Migration Lead - End-to-end JIRA cloud migration - sought by leading investment bank based in London - Contract - Hybrid</strong></p><p><strong> inside IR35 - umbrella </strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead end-to-end Jira Cloud migration waves, including discovery, mapping, sandbox dry-runs, cutover, validation, and aftercare</li><li>Own migration governance including RAID management, dependency tracking, GO / NO-GO forums, and auditable evidence packs</li><li>Enforce adoption of a single Jira Cloud target operating model (templates, workflows, permissions, plugins) and manage exceptions</li><li>Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across technology and business teams, managing resistance to standardisation</li><li>Define data retention and archival strategies for historical Jira content in line with regulatory requirements</li><li>Produce executive-level reporting, dashboards, and KPIs aligned to PPM and regulatory oversight needs</li><li>Oversee Jira Cloud integrations and app strategy (e.g. ScriptRunner, Advanced Roadmaps, Zephyr, Git integrations)</li><li>Develop and continuously improve migration runbooks, standards, and delivery cadence to drive predictable outcomes</li><li>Support training, communications, and user enablement to ensure smooth post-migration adoption</li></ul><p><strong>Required Experience & Skills</strong></p><ul><li>Significant experience leading complex technology migrations within regulated or enterprise environments</li><li>Strong hands-on knowledge of <strong>Jira (Data Center & Cloud)</strong> and related Atlassian tooling</li><li>Experience with Jira administration, APIs, scripting (e.g. Python), and migration tooling</li><li>Proven ability to run governance forums, manage cutovers, and deliver time-boxed migration waves</li><li>Experience producing executive reporting and defining migration success metrics</li><li>Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical detail clearly</li><li>Financial services or large, global enterprise experience strongly preferred</li></ul><p><strong>Please apply within for further details - Matthew Holmes, Harvey Nash </strong></p><p></p> Always use these settings<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?NNcQ65VzYn0mPpdrGkX1luoF%2fQy8Pe8xz" width="0" height="0" />