Head of Engineering, Enterprise Security Platform

Atlassian; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 244,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid volunteer days

Equity

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Senior Principal Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering for Atlassian Guard to lead the engineering organization, owning strategy, team health, and delivery excellence. You will guide several engineering teams and partner with Product, Design, and GTM stakeholders to build a scalable, enterprise-grade security platform.

You will drive the multi-year roadmap, foster a culture of psychological safety and high performance, and ensure availability and reliability across the

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 7+ years in engineering management and leading managers.
• Experience scaling multi-team SaaS/cloud organizations.
• Deep cloud security knowledge (IAM, data protection, threat detection).
• Strong technical and architectural decision-making.
• Proven enterprise-grade product delivery with reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a multi-team engineering organization (managers of managers).
• Develop engineering leaders and coach managers and senior ICs.
• Drive engineering strategy, vision, and roadmap for Atlassian Guard.
• Ensure delivery of complex multi-quarter programs with high quality and impact.
• Establish metrics and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, GTM, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Cloud security

Strategic thinking

Agile/Lean

Communication

Job description

Atlassian is seeking a Senior Principal Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering for Atlassian Guard to lead the engineering organization, owning strategy, team health, and delivery excellence. You will guide several engineering teams and partner with Product, Design, and GTM stakeholders to build a scalable, enterprise-grade security platform.

You will drive the multi-year roadmap, foster a culture of psychological safety and high performance, and ensure availability and reliability across the