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The Role
Lead Atlassian Guard’s multi-team engineering organization, owning engineering strategy, organizational design, leadership development, delivery, reliability, security, and operational excellence. Partner with Product, Design, Go-to-Market, platform, and executive stakeholders to define the product roadmap and scale enterprise-grade cloud security capabilities. Drive innovation across identity, data protection, threat detection, compliance, and security policy enforcement while managing complex programs and engineering performance metrics.
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Engineering | Seattle, United States | Remote, Remote
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We are seeking a Senior Principal Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering (M70) to lead the Atlassian Guard engineering organization. Atlassian Guard is our enterprise-grade security product that helps organizations protect their critical data across the Atlassian cloud ecosystem - delivering capabilities such as data loss prevention, threat detection, identity & access management, audit logging, and security policy enforcement.
In this role, you will own the engineering strategy, team health, and delivery excellence for Atlassian Guard. You will lead multiple engineering teams, partner closely with Product, Design, and Go-to-Market stakeholders, and be accountable for building a world-class security product that scales to serve hundreds of thousands of enterprise customers.
Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership & People Management
Strategy & Vision
Execution & Delivery
Cross-Functional & Organizational Influence
Qualifications
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
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Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.
We are seeking a Senior Principal Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering (M70) to lead the Atlassian Guard engineering organization. Atlassian Guard is our enterprise-grade security product that helps organizations protect their critical data across the Atlassian cloud ecosystem - delivering capabilities such as data loss prevention, threat detection, identity & access management, audit logging, and security policy enforcement.
In this role, you will own the engineering strategy, team health, and delivery excellence for Atlassian Guard. You will lead multiple engineering teams, partner closely with Product, Design, and Go-to-Market stakeholders, and be accountable for building a world-class security product that scales to serve hundreds of thousands of enterprise customers.
Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership & People Management
- Lead and scale a multi-team engineering organization (managers of managers), including hiring, retention, performance management, and organizational design.
- Build a high-performance culture rooted in psychological safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Develop engineering leaders - coach and mentor engineering managers and senior ICs to grow in their careers and impact.
- Champion engineering excellence across the organization through best practices in architecture, reliability, security, and operational readiness.
Strategy & Vision
- Define and own the engineering vision and technical strategy for Atlassian Guard, ensuring alignment with Atlassian's broader platform and security strategy.
- Partner with Product Management and Design to shape the multi-year product roadmap, making informed trade-offs between customer value, technical investment, and operational sustainability.
- Drive innovation in cloud security - staying ahead of evolving threat landscapes, compliance requirements (SOC2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, etc.), and industry trends.
Execution & Delivery
- Be accountable for delivery of complex, multi-quarter programs across multiple teams, ensuring predictability, quality, and customer impact.
- Establish and track key engineering metrics (velocity, reliability, quality, team health) to drive data-informed decisions.
- Own operational excellence - ensure Atlassian Guard meets the highest standards of availability, performance, and incident response.
Cross-Functional & Organizational Influence
- Collaborate across Atlassian with peer engineering leaders, platform teams, security teams, and executive stakeholders to drive alignment and remove blockers.
- Represent Atlassian Guard in senior leadership forums, contributing to company-wide engineering strategy and investment decisions.
- Partner with Go-to-Market teams (Sales, Customer Success, Solutions Engineering) to ensure the product meets enterprise customer needs and supports business growth.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with 7+ years in engineering management, including experience as a manager of managers leading multi-team organizations.
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading high-performing engineering teams (50+ engineers preferred) in a fast-paced SaaS/cloud environment.
- Deep understanding of cloud security domains - identity & access management, data protection, threat detection, compliance, or related areas.
- Strong technical acumen - ability to engage meaningfully in architectural decisions, system design, and technical trade-offs even as a senior leader.
- Experience delivering enterprise-grade products with high reliability and scale requirements.
- Exceptional communication and influence skills - comfortable presenting to executives, partnering with cross-functional leaders, and inspiring large teams.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically while maintaining a strong bias for action and execution.
- Experience operating in agile/lean environments and driving continuous improvement in engineering processes.
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of software engineering experience
- 7+ years of engineering management experience
- Experience managing managers and leading multi-team engineering organizations
- Track record of building, scaling, and leading high-performing engineering teams
- Experience in a fast-paced SaaS or cloud environment
- Deep understanding of cloud security, including identity and access management, data protection, threat detection, or compliance
- Strong technical acumen in architecture, system design, and technical trade-offs
- Experience delivering enterprise-grade products with high reliability and scale requirements
- Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and cross-functional influence skills
- Strategic thinking combined with strong execution ability
- Experience operating in Agile or Lean environments and driving continuous improvement
- Experience leading teams of 50 or more engineers
What the Team is Saying
Tiffany
Engineering Senior Associate, United States
Gautam
Software Engineer, United States
Tygrr
Product Manager, United States
Ashleigh
Frontend Engineer, United States
Jensen
Senior Frontend Software Engineer, United States
Javier
Senior Solutions Engineer, United States
Atlassian Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Parental support is highlighted through generous paid leave for birthing and non-birthing parents, plus fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. Family-building coverage also includes IVF and fertility preservation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, HSA/FSA access, and extensive mental-health resources. Support includes counseling and crisis services.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are noted as a standout feature in the U.S., including a company 401(k) match with immediate vesting. This structure supports long-term savings as part of total compensation.
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