Senior Data Engineering Manager

Atlassian; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing resources

Paid volunteer days

Flexible working options

Job summary

A leading software company in Sydney is looking for a Senior Data Engineering Manager. You will lead a team to design and scale analytical products, improving data quality and reliability across the organization. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of data engineering experience and strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and the flexibility to work remotely or in-office.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience as an individual contributor in Data Engineering or related role.
• 4+ years managing data or software teams.
• Experience with high-performance data processing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team focused on designing and building analytical data products.
• Define data strategies and improve data quality.
• Deliver reusable data models and pipelines.

Skills

Data Engineering

Team Leadership

Communication

Data Processing Systems

Public Cloud (AWS, Databricks)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Python

Tableau

Elasticsearch

Job description

Overview

Atlassian offers distributed-first work options: employees can work in office, from home, or a mix. We hire in countries where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually.

Responsibilities

Data is a big deal at Atlassian. We ingest billions of events monthly into analytical platforms, with dozens of teams across the company depending on data platforms. We are seeking a Senior Data Engineering Manager to join the Enterprise Data Engineering organization. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of engineers focused on designing, building, and scaling foundational analytical data products that power decision-making across the company. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to define data strategies, improve data quality and reliability, and deliver reusable data models, pipelines, and platforms that enable analytics at scale. This is a critical leadership role at the intersection of data architecture, engineering excellence, and business impact.

On Your First Day, We\'ll Expect You To Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field; 6-8+ years of experience as an individual contributor in a Data Engineering or related Software Engineering role.
• 4+ years of experience managing data or related software teams.
• Track record delivering large, complex projects across multiple teams.
• Strong communication and cross-team relationship skills.
• Experience with large-scale, high-performance data processing systems (batch and streaming) with a “Streaming First” mindset.
• People management skills leading agile data or software teams; passion for grooming talent.
• Drive for technical excellence, innovation, and quality.
• Experience with public cloud offerings (AWS, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, S3, Databricks, Spark/Spark-Streaming).

We\'d be excited if you have

• Experience with Python or another high-level language.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Tableau or other reporting tools.
• Basic understanding of experimentation.

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family, and your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, we are motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software helps teams worldwide; our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. We can provide accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process; inform our Recruitment team during your conversation.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development