Required Experience

• 5+ years of direct experience planning and executing DC-to-Cloud migrations using Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant (CMA) and related tooling
• Demonstrated experience migrating enterprise-scale instances
• Proven track record of managing multiple concurrent migration projects across business units

Technical Requirements

Atlassian Platform Expertise

• Deep knowledge of Jira (Software, Service Management, Work Management), Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo in both DC and Cloud environments
• Expert-level understanding of Atlassian Cloud Enterprise features: organization admin, data residency, Atlassian Guard (formerly Access), release tracks, sandboxing
• Proficiency with Cloud Migration Assistant (CMA), Jira Cloud Migration Assistant, and Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant
• Experience with Atlassian APIs (REST, GraphQL) for scripting migration tasks, data validation, and automation

Migration Technical Skills

• Experience conducting pre-migration assessments: app compatibility analysis, customization audits, data hygiene reviews, and user mapping
• Ability to design and execute phased migration strategies (big bang, parallel run, incremental migration)
• Hands-on experience with Marketplace app migration — evaluating Cloud equivalents, working with vendors on data portability, and managing app-specific migration paths
• Familiarity with ScriptRunner, Automation for Jira, JSM assets (Insight) migration considerations

Functional Requirements

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Ability to lead discovery workshops with enterprise stakeholders to assess migration readiness and define scope
• Experience creating and maintaining detailed migration runbooks, rollback plans, and communication plans
• Skilled at managing change management efforts — end-user training, adoption strategies, and post-migration support
• Strong ability to coordinate across IT, Security, Compliance, and business teams

Assessment & Planning

• Conduct comprehensive Current State Assessmentof DC instances including:
• Instance health checks and data quality audits
• Custom workflow and scheme complexity analysis
• Third-party app inventory and Cloud compatibility mapping
• User/group/permission structure review
• Develop Migration Readiness Scorecards and risk registers
• Create detailed effort estimates, timelines, and resource plans

Post-Migration

• Experience with UAT (User Acceptance Testing) planning and execution for migrated environments
• Proficiency in post-migration validation — data integrity checks, permission verification, automation rule testing
• Ability to provide hypercare support during the stabilization period
• Knowledge of DC decommissioning best practices

Certifications (Preferred)

• Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP) — Jira Administration or Confluence Administration
• Atlassian Cloud Organization Admin certification
• ITIL Foundation or higher
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent project management certification

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication — able to translate technical migration details for executive stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting under pressure (migration windows, rollback decisions)
• Collaborative mindset with experience working in globally distributed teams
• Comfort with ambiguity — enterprise migrations frequently encounter undocumented customizations and edge cases
• Ability to mentor junior team members on migration best practices