Job Specifications
Hiring: Enterprise Solution Architect – Atlassian Cloud Migration (Jira & Confluence)
Location: Sheffield, UK (Onsite)
We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect / Engineering Lead to lead a large-scale migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence from Data Center (DC) to Atlassian Cloud.
This is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining architecture, governance, and delivery across the entire migration lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
Define end-to-end solution architecture for Jira & Confluence DC → Cloud migration.
Design near real-time data replica, synchronisation engine, abstraction APIs, and integration patterns.
Establish canonical data models, API contracts, transformation logic, and dual-run mode switching.
Evaluate and recommend platforms across database, integration, API gateway, automation, and event streaming.
Security, Governance & Compliance
Ensure adherence to enterprise security, compliance, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Establish data governance, lineage tracking, auditability, and traceability standards.
Technical Delivery Leadership
Produce architecture artefacts including HLDs, LLDs, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, and ADRs.
Review and approve engineering and vendor technical designs.
Provide guidance on scalability, resilience, performance optimisation, rate limiting, and error handling.
Migration Lifecycle Leadership
Lead architecture across all migration phases:
Discovery & Data Cleansing
Configuration Standardisation
Target-State Design
Pilot Migration & Migration Waves
UAT & Production Cutover
Validation, Reconciliation & Hypercare
BAU Operational Handover
Stakeholder Engagement
Support Program Manager in risk management and dependency tracking.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture, engineering, security, product, and Atlassian partner teams.
Provide executive-level technical reporting and advisory support.
Required Skills & Experience
8+ years in Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture roles.
Experience delivering SaaS transformations, large-scale migrations, or cloud modernisation programs.
Strong expertise in:
API design & REST principles
Event-driven architecture
Data modelling & schema mapping
Hybrid cloud/on-prem architecture.
Knowledge of Atlassian Cloud APIs, export/import frameworks, and identity integrations.
Strong architecture documentation and stakeholder leadership skills.
Certifications
Required:
TOGAF 9 Certified (or equivalent)
Preferred:
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Google Professional Cloud Architect
Atlassian ACP Certifications.
About the Company
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