Lead Atlassian Cloud Platform Engineer

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence . Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Atlassian Cloud Platform Engineer to own our Atlassian Cloud ecosystem. This includes multiple sites and environments used for cross-company collaboration. This role is responsible for maintaining the architectural integrity, security stance, and scalable expansion of the Atlassian platform. An important part of this position involves creating and managing a configuration-as-code environment. In this setup, platform settings are handled via APIs, pipelines, and source control instead of manual management, which guarantees consistency, traceability, and adherence across all locations. You will serve as the primary platform owner, setting standards, ensuring governance, and promoting self-service features that help teams work efficiently while keeping security and configuration intact. Collaborating with Project Managers, engineering teams, and partners, you will build scalable workflows. You will also guide platform growth and ensure the Atlassian environment adapts to the organisation’s changing requirements. This role begins with an active role that includes daily support, configuration, and onboarding efforts. At the same time, it involves growing the Atlassian platform team and setting up scalable processes. The Team You’ll be joining a multi-disciplinary team with strong technical skills and a very encouraging culture. We work closely together, regularly share knowledge, and your skills will make a direct impact on our business. It’s an exciting and pivotal moment for us right now, with plenty of new projects ahead. If you're looking to solve interesting problems and see your work deliver real-world results, this is the team for you! Responsibilities and Duties Manage and maintain multiple Atlassian Cloud sites, ensuring secure collaboration spaces that span different companies Act as the authoritative decision-maker for Atlassian configuration, preventing configuration drift and ensuring architectural consistency in all builds Define and enforce governance standards aligned with audit, compliance, and security requirements Establish and maintain a configuration-as-code operating model, ensuring all configuration is provisioned and managed through source control, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines Build and maintain automated identity and access provisioning, coordinated with Azure AD (or equivalent), ensuring access follows established rules and is auditable Lead automation efforts for project provisioning, workflows, permissions, and scheme management Develop and evolve self-service capabilities to standardise project setup and reduce administrative overhead Define and maintain best-practice configuration patterns across Jira and Confluence Ensure secure separation of internal and third-party collaboration environments, with awareness of data governance, export controls, and security boundaries Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on platform and workflow issues and implement preventative improvements Act as the final point of contact for complex Atlassian issues and provide enterprise-level support Deliver professional advice to Project Managers and engineering teams across diverse workflows and delivery models Provide direct assistance when needed, including collaborating with Project Mana