Middle Jira Administrator/Developer

Company & Culture

EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, all within a single, multi-currency account.

As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 600 talented employees from 65 nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance.

About The Role

The Middle Jira Automation Engineer plays a key role in delivering independent Jira automation solutions, handling moderate-level scripting, and resolving automation issues. This role requires a deep understanding of Jira internals, ScriptRunner Groovy development, and cross-system integrations. You will lead complex technical initiatives, optimize system performance, mentor mid-level engineers, and ensure the automation framework remains robust, reusable, and compliant with security and governance standards. 

Reporting Line: Automation Team Lead

Worksite: Remote 

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize workflows using ScriptRunner and other plugins
• Create scripted fields, validators, and automation-driven post-functions
• Troubleshoot automation issues independently
• Create Structures and maintain complex reporting deliverables
• Manage Assets schemas and configure field-level dependencies
• Support Junior Engineers via mentoring and code reviews

Required Skills & Experience

• Jira administration, automation, and scripting experience of 2 years or more
• Deep understanding of Jira configurations (workflows, screens, permissions, notifications, custom fields)
• Managing Advanced Roadmaps
• Working with Assets/Insight schema design and data linking
• Writing Groovy scripts for ScriptRunner: Listeners, post-functions, validators, and scheduled jobs
• Consuming the Jira REST API within scripts
• Proficient Git usage: commits, pushes, branching, resolving conflicts
• Jira logging, debugging, and testing automation scripts locally

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for Jira automation deployment
• Familiarity with ScriptRunner, Structure and Advanced Roadmaps
• Experience integrating Jira with BambooHR, Tempo, Vaultwarden, or similar systems
• Knowledge of Atlassian ecosystem APIs and plugin development
• Experience designing monitoring dashboards for automation metrics using Grafana or Kibana
• Understanding of data security, GDPR, and enterprise compliance frameworks
• Enthusiastic about AI as a tool

Personality / Mindset 

• Integrity & loyalty
• Analytical mindset
• Ownership mentality
• Mentorship capability
• Cross-team collaboration
• The capability to work and succeed in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment

We Offer*

• Competitive salary 
• Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)
• Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment
• Ongoing education & training programs
• Opportunity to network and connect at the Corporate Events
• Global career opportunities

*Benefits/perks vary depending on the nature of your employment with the company and the country where you work

A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors.

Through our robust, cutting-edge trading platforms, you can offer clients access to comprehensive, global financial instruments and investment possibilities while keeping their data safe and private.

EXANTE  is a global prime broker backed by proprietary technology and dedicated service. All regulated group companies and fully controlled affiliates and subsidiaries are committed to compliance with data protection laws, including the GDPR. We process personal data in line with the GDPR principles of fairness, purpose limitation, transparency, data minimisation, storage limitation and deletion, accuracy, confidentiality and integrity, and accountability. We rely on legitimate interests to assess and manage your application, after determining that our interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. You have the rights of access, rectification, data portability, erasure, restriction of processing, and objection to processing. To exercise your rights or contact our Data Protection Officer, please see our GDPR policy at https://exante.eu/gdpr/.

We retain recruitment data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above, after which it will be securely deleted unless we are required to keep it longer to comply with law or you consent to a longer retention.

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, it will be protected to a standard at least equivalent to that sought by the GDPR. Personal data is safeguarded by technical and organisational measures that are reviewed and updated regularly. This website is not intended for individuals under 18 and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children .