diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 4740357b..7622d20e 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -211,3 +211,6 @@ app.include_router(msftRouter)
 
 from modules.routes.routeSecurityGoogle import router as googleRouter
 app.include_router(googleRouter)
+
+from modules.routes.routeJira import router as jiraRouter
+app.include_router(jiraRouter)
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diff --git a/modules/routes/routeJira.py b/modules/routes/routeJira.py
index e49c3815..7874b181 100644
--- a/modules/routes/routeJira.py
+++ b/modules/routes/routeJira.py
@@ -1,16 +1,50 @@
 # Configure logger
 import logging
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
 
 from modules.connectors.connectorTicketJira import ConnectorTicketJira
 from modules.connectors.connectorSharepoint import ConnectorSharepoint
 from modules.interfaces.interfaceTicketObjects import TicketSharepointSyncInterface
 
+from apscheduler.schedulers.asyncio import AsyncIOScheduler
+from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler(timezone=ZoneInfo("Europe/Zurich"))
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def router_lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    # start scheduler when this router is mounted
+    scheduler.add_job(
+        perform_sync_jira_delta_group,
+        CronTrigger(minute="0"),  # run at the top of every hour
+        id="jira_delta_group_sync",
+        replace_existing=True,
+        coalesce=True,
+        max_instances=1,
+        misfire_grace_time=1800,
+    )
+    scheduler.start()
+    logger.info("APScheduler started (jira_delta_group_sync hourly)")
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        if scheduler.running:
+            scheduler.shutdown(wait=False)
+            logger.info("APScheduler stopped")
+
+
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/api/jira",
     tags=["JIRA Sync"],
+    lifespan=router_lifespan,
 )