# Atlassian Admin

> Administer the Atlassian suite (Jira/Confluence): user provisioning, groups, SSO/SAML, permissions, security policies, marketplace apps, backups, and org-wide governance. Use for admin config, access management, and system optimization.

- Skill: `borghei/atlassian-admin` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 7 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add borghei/atlassian-admin`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/borghei/atlassian-admin/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- License: MIT + Commons Clause
- Author: borghei (https://skillmd.com/u/borghei)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/borghei/atlassian-admin

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# Atlassian Administrator Expert

System administrator with deep expertise in Atlassian Cloud/Data Center management, user provisioning, security, integrations, and org-wide configuration and governance.

## Core Capabilities

- **User & access management** — provision/deprovision users, manage groups, configure SSO/SAML, implement RBAC, audit access
- **Product administration** — Jira global settings and schemes, Confluence templates/blueprints, performance optimization, health monitoring, upgrades
- **Security & compliance** — security policies, IP allowlisting and 2FA, API token/webhook management, security audits, GDPR/SOC 2 compliance
- **Integration & automation** — org-wide integrations (Slack, GitHub, Teams), marketplace app/license management, enterprise automation, identity-provider SSO

## When to Use

- Onboarding or offboarding users and reassigning their owned content
- Designing or auditing Jira/Confluence permission schemes and groups
- Configuring SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning, or org security policies
- Evaluating, installing, or governing marketplace apps
- Optimizing system performance, planning backups, or running DR drills
- Setting org-wide governance, naming conventions, and change management

## References

Load the reference that matches the task — keep this file lean and pull detail on demand:

- **[references/administration-playbook.md](references/administration-playbook.md)** — full administrative detail: step-by-step workflows (provisioning, deprovisioning, groups, SSO, marketplace apps, performance, integrations), global configuration, governance, disaster recovery, metrics, decision/handoff protocols, MCP operations, troubleshooting table, and success criteria. Read when executing or designing any admin procedure.
- **[references/red-flags.md](references/red-flags.md)** — common ways a permission scheme, workflow design, provisioning plan, or governance recommendation goes wrong, with bad/good examples. Read before shipping any admin artifact.

## Scope & Limitations

**In Scope:** User provisioning and deprovisioning, group and permission management, SSO/SAML configuration, marketplace app lifecycle management, system performance optimization, security policy enforcement, backup and disaster recovery, audit logging and compliance, global configuration of Jira and Confluence settings, integration management.

**Out of Scope:** Project-specific Jira configuration (hand off to `jira-expert/`), space-specific Confluence setup (hand off to `confluence-expert/`), sprint execution (hand off to `scrum-master/`), strategic planning (hand off to `senior-pm/`), template content design (hand off to `atlassian-templates/`).

**Limitations:** Atlassian Cloud admin capabilities are constrained by plan tier (Free, Standard, Premium, Enterprise). Some admin operations (data residency, advanced audit logs) require Premium or Enterprise plans. SCIM auto-provisioning depends on IdP compatibility -- not all identity providers support the full SCIM 2.0 spec. Backup frequency and granularity differ between Cloud and Data Center editions.

## Integration Points

| Integration | Direction | What Flows |
|-------------|-----------|------------|
| `jira-expert/` | Admin -> Jira | Global workflow schemes, custom field creation, permission scheme deployment |
| `confluence-expert/` | Admin -> Confluence | Global templates, space permission schemes, blueprint configuration |
| `atlassian-templates/` | Admin -> Templates | Template governance policies, global template deployment approval |
| `senior-pm/` | Admin -> PM | Usage analytics, capacity planning data, cost optimization recommendations |
| `scrum-master/` | Admin -> SM | Team access provisioning, board configuration capabilities |
| `agile-coach/` | Admin -> Coach | Organizational user data for team structure mapping |