Working at Atlassian

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As part of the Product Security teams in India, you will play a key role in driving and managing the security of Atlassian's products in the APAC and EU region. Your responsibilities include overseeing teams dedicated to driving our engineering teams to enhance their security practices for our customers. This key position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, setting security standards, and implementing robust security measures to safeguard our products and customer data. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of cybersecurity, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of managing security teams.

• Product Security Leadership: Collaborate to execute and drive aspects of the Product Security Strategy, ensuring alignment with global objectives and smooth integration into the product development lifecycle.
• Team Management: Lead and mentor a regional team of technical professionals, fostering a culture of security and collaboration.
• Security Oversight: Implement and enforce security standards, policies, and procedures for product development, collaborating on risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Collaboration and Communication: Foster a security-focused culture within the product development process, communicating updates, risks, and strategies to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Leadership Development: Mentor and develop security practitioners, contributing to large-scale security projects and ensuring successful implementation.
• Developer Enablement: Enable thousands of Atlassian product and platform developers to enhance the security of their applications and infrastructure, ultimately improving the security of millions of users using Atlassian products.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years proven experience in a product security leadership role, with 10+ years in Security.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscape, and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding practices, encryption, and authentication methods.
• Experience with compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, FedRAMP, or similar.
• Experience presenting balanced risk perspectives and interacting with senior executives.
• Strong leadership, people management, and influencing skills.
• Experience managing a regional team of 10+ technical professionals and collaborating across a global team.
• We build many of our own tools, so having an understanding of how to develop software is valuable. Most of the code we work with is in Java, Python, or Go.
• Preferred (but not required): Delivered industry presentations.