Head of Security - Detection and Response

Atlassian • San Francisco, CA

12h

About The Position

Behind every phenomenal human achievement, there is a team. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, our products help teams all over the planet advance humanity through the power of software. Atlassian’s mission is to help fuel the potential of every team! The Atlassian Security Team's purpose is to build trust. We seek to lead our peers in cloud and product security, meet all customer requirements and exceed requirements for industry security standards and certifications. Do you believe an organization should be open and transparent about its programs, processes, and metrics? We do. This is why we share our journey and encourage other cloud providers to do the same. The Head of Detection & Response (DnR) is a senior security engineering leader accountable for Atlassian’s global incident detection, response, threat intelligence, and security operations programs. This role drives strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes across cloud-first environments, enabling Atlassian to prevent, detect, and respond to threats at scale while building customer trust. Compensation At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are: Zone A: $252,100 - $336,200 Zone B: $226,900 - $302,600 Zone C: $209,300 - $279,000 This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity. Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Requirements

• 15+ years in security with7+ years leading multi-region detection/response or SOC/IR organizations at large-scale cloud-first companies.
• Proven success running high-severity incidents end to end, including executive and customer communications and regulatory readiness.
• Depth in cloud platforms, identity, modern endpoint/EDR, data security, CI/CD security, and SaaS telemetry integration.
• Track record deploying automation (SOAR) and measurable improvements in MTTD/MTTR with quality KPIs and SLOs.
• Familiarity with privacy-by-design, secure AI usage, and evaluation frameworks for ML/LLM detection use cases.
• Executive presence with board-level communication experience; ability to simplify complex incidents into actionable decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year DnR strategy aligning to Atlassian’s Trust, cloud platform, and AI-driven priorities.
• Achieve measurable uplift in time-to-detect (MTTD), time-to-contain (MTTC), and time-to-recover (MTTR) with reliability targets and SLOs.
• Operationalize modern detections, automated response, and threat intel fusion for products, platform, and corporate ecosystems.
• Work closely with product development teams to embed security best practices and considerations across the entire development lifecycle, ensuring that new features meet the highest trust standards
• Oversee the evolution of our SOC, implementing cutting-edge technologies and refining processes to ensure the highest level of security monitoring and incident detection
• Establish and lead a threat intelligence program, providing valuable insights into the evolving threat landscape and enabling proactive security measures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees