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10 Atlassian Jira experts
These ten Jira administrators and Atlassian platform specialists have configured and run Jira in-house at companies including Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Southwest Airlines. A reader can learn how in-house admins design workflows and permission schemes, manage large instances and support teams across a business.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Klein
LinkedInExperience: Senior Jira Cloud Administrator · Ford Motor Company
Senior Jira Cloud Administrator at Ford Motor Company since June 2023; the profile describes designing and implementing Jira projects, workflows and custom fields for different departments and teams, and managing user access, security and permissions within Jira Cloud. Former Atlassian Administrator (2022–2023) and Technical Project Manager (2021–2022) at The Motley Fool.
Kim Renae P.
LinkedInExperience: Data Management Specialist Jira Administrator · Wells Fargo
Data Management Specialist Jira Administrator at Wells Fargo since May 2018. Former JIRA Administrator Atlassian Tools Specialist at Charter Communications (2017) and Non-IT Systems Engineer JIRA Administrator at Verizon (2014–2015). The profile describes administering large-scale JIRA server systems of 1500 to 30K users, including Agile project design and setup, issue type schemes and screen schemes.
Kira Graf
LinkedInExperience: LGSS Atlassian Administrator · Peraton
LGSS Atlassian Administrator at Peraton since June 2023, and former Configuration Management Lead (2021–2023) and Systems Administrator (2020–2023) there. The profile describes experience in software configuration management and Atlassian tools administration, and cites proficiency in Jira/ScriptRunner customization and workflow development.
Mahesh MK
LinkedInExperience: Atlassian Jira Engineer · Southwest Airlines
Atlassian Jira Engineer at Southwest Airlines since July 2023; the profile describes administering JIRA (Software and JSM) and Confluence Cloud instances. Former Jira Administrator Developer at American Airlines (2021–2023) and Jira Engineer at General Motors (2017–2019), and the profile lists Jira Developer Administrator at Hitachi Consulting (2019–2021).
Manipal Reddy
LinkedInExperience: Sr Jira Administrator · PAREXEL International PVT LTD
Sr Jira Administrator at PAREXEL International PVT LTD since July 2015. The profile cites 8+ years of JIRA administration, experience with Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence and Stash, and continuous integration build server configuration and management. It also lists Team Lead Lead Engineer at Mphasis a HP Company (2013–2015).
Naga Raju Adapa
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Atlassian Admin (Atlassian Suite) · Roku
Sr. Atlassian Admin (Atlassian Suite) at Roku since April 2024, covering JIRA, Confluence, JSM and Jira Align per the profile headline, and former Sr. Atlassian Admin at PayPal (2022–2024). The profile cites 8 years of Atlassian administration and an Atlassian Certified JIRA Project Administrator credential, and lists Solutions Architect - Atlassian at Zuora (2021–2022).
Shrinidhi Selvakumar
LinkedInExperience: Jira & Confluence Administrator · Zuora
Jira & Confluence Administrator at Zuora since August 2024, and former Jira Confluence Administrator at Tata Consultancy Services (2021–2024). The profile headline reads Jira Administrator and Scrum Master and cites 10+ years driving agile delivery and tool automation, and the profile also lists Senior Technical Support Engineer at Infosys (2020–2021).
Umesh Soni
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Manager - Atlassian Administration · John Cockerill
Assistant General Manager - Atlassian Administration at John Cockerill since September 2025; the profile describes a lead Atlassian administrator role managing and evolving the company's Atlassian ecosystem, including Jira, Confluence and related applications. Former Associate Consultant (2016–2025) and Assistant Consultant (2007–2016) at Tata Consultancy Services.
Yatish Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Jira Administrator · Johnson & Johnson
Jira Administrator at Johnson & Johnson since February 2025; the profile says this role configured Jira Cloud and Jira Service Management (JSM) workflows, issue types, custom fields, screen schemes and permissions for CAPA, NCR, Deviations, PCR and Audit Findings. The profile also lists Jira & Confluence Administrator at LTIMindtree (2020–2023).
Yudhistar Papidesi
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Jira Admin Developer · Walmart
Sr. Jira Admin Developer at Walmart since November 2018. Former JIRA Admin Dev at CPS Energy (2017–2018) and jira admin at HCSC INC (2016–2017). The profile cites around 5 years of experience with Atlassian tools like Jira, working with complex workflows and managing plugins.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's deployment to yours, since Jira Cloud, Data Center and heavily customized server instances raise different administration and migration issues. For governance and scale questions, favor someone who has run a large multi-team instance; for workflow design in regulated processes, favor someone whose work covers quality or compliance use cases.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep workflows, custom fields and schemes from multiplying as more teams ask for their own Jira setup?
- 02What did you change in permissions and project creation to keep a large Jira instance secure and auditable?
- 03What would you plan for before migrating Jira from server or Data Center to Cloud?
About this directory
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