Senior Threat Detection Engineer, Atlassian

Atlassian

Location:
United States, San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

146300.00 - 235000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We’re expanding our Threat Detection Engineering team at Atlassian and looking for an exceptional security professional to join our team and advance our detection capabilities. This role involves gaining deep understanding of our enterprise and product environment to develop custom detection to rapidly identify threats, developing and deploying new detection technology into our capability stack, and developing advanced detection analytics.

Job Responsibility:

Develop advanced threat detection mechanisms using complex data analytics and machine learning models that can effectively identify and raise alerts for any adversarial or high-risk behaviors within the Atlassian’s systems
Continuous improvement and fine-tuning of detection systems to effectively adapt to new and emerging cyber threats
Monitor and enhance critical detection systems to ensure their reliability and effectiveness in delivering robust detection capabilities
Deploy new detection technologies to continuously uplift and improve our detection capabilities
Collaborate with partner teams such as Incident Response and Threat Intelligence is to establish and maintain meaningful security alerts
Work closely with these teams to ensure security alerts are relevant, actionable, and aligned with the overall security strategy
Collaborate closely with Product Engineering, Data Platform, and Security Engineering teams to advance our detection coverage and tooling in our production cloud environments
Automate complex security operational tasks, aiming to streamline and optimize routine security activities
Develop tools, systems, and programs to enhance and fortify Atlassian's overall security posture
Remain informed about the latest security trends, emerging threats, and evolving technologies to ensure that Atlassian is well-prepared to adapt to new security challenges

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
Minimum 3 years experience in Detection Engineering roles
Experience building advanced data analytics and ML based detection models to identify complex threats
Experience building effective detection capabilities to modern cloud environments
Experience using common programming languages to build automation
Experience identifying threats through proactive threat hunting
Experience using security detection technologies and systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, EDR, and authentication systems
Experience successfully delivering complex projects
Strong analytical skills and the ability to effectively identify and resolve problems

What we offer:

health and wellbeing resources
paid volunteer days

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 23, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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