Principal Incident Response Analyst

Atlassian
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Analytical abilities","Leadership","Mentorship","Problem-solving"]

Lead Atlassian’s regional security incident response by driving investigations and cross-team coordination for high-severity (Severity 0/1) incidents. Own incident communications to executives and key stakeholders, serve as the external liaison to law enforcement and security communities, and mentor team members. Build incident response tools, systems, and playbooks, run training drills, conduct post-incident reviews, and produce product- and infrastructure-focused threat intelligence while staying current on emerging threats.

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Principal Incident Response Analyst

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Job Summary

Lead Atlassian’s regional security incident response by driving investigations and cross-team coordination for high-severity (Severity 0/1) incidents. Own incident communications to executives and key stakeholders, serve as the external liaison to law enforcement and security communities, and mentor team members. Build incident response tools, systems, and playbooks, run training drills, conduct post-incident reviews, and produce product- and infrastructure-focused threat intelligence while staying current on emerging threats.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the region’s security incident response, providing technical leadership during critical Severity 0/1 incidents and coordinating complex investigations.
  • •Manage incident communications with executives, management, and stakeholders including Legal, Privacy, and Communications.
  • •Act as the primary liaison with external bodies such as law enforcement, CERTs, and ISACs during and after incidents.
  • •Coach and mentor team members in day-to-day incident response activities.
  • •Own projects that advance incident response capabilities by building tools, systems, programs, and improving processes through training and post-incident reviews.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
  • •At least 5 years of experience in security incident response, including leading high-severity incidents and coordinating response across multiple teams.
  • •Specialization in two or more areas such as Malware Analysis, Forensics, Threat Hunting, Network Analysis, or Cloud Endpoint Analysis.
  • •Strong foundation in security technologies (e.g., firewalls, IDS), cloud platforms (GCP), and network protocols.
  • •Experience building and maintaining security tools using scripting/programming languages (e.g., Python, Go) and creating incident response playbooks.
Experience:5+ yearsSecurity incident responseEnterprise securityIncident responseCloud security
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Security
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical abilitiesLeadershipMentorshipProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonGoGCPFirewallsIDSNetwork protocolsMalware analysisForensicsThreat huntingNetwork analysisCloud endpoint analysis

Company Brief

Atlassian
Atlassian develops collaboration and workflow software—Jira, Confluence, Trello, Loom and more—used by teams for project management, software development, and IT service management across enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Founded: 2002
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