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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Solutions Architect - Forward Deployed - **Company:** Atlassian - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Software Debugging, DevOps, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, OpenID, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), TypeScript, Large Language Models, Kotlin, Atlassian Tools, Graphql, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Marketplace - **Published:** June 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ab5fcc901613af9 ## About the Role Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Your background * Deep experience in customer-facing technical, advisory, consulting, or transformation roles - with a track record of owning and delivering end-to-end transformations at Fortune 1000, large regulated, or public sector customers. * Executive presence and exceptional written communication; able to produce memos, ADRs, or design docs that stand up to executive review. * Strong workflow and systems thinking - ability to map complex processes and design scalable ways of working across business functions. * Comfort with enterprise architecture concepts: cloud-native design, integration patterns, identity, security, and data. * Ability to prototype, debug, and read code in at least one of: Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node, Python. * Cross-functional credibility with IT, PMO, HR, Finance, and senior business stakeholders. * Willingness to travel 25-50% and operate across customer time zones. What will set you apart: * Prior Forward Deployed, Customer Engineering, or Professional Services experience at a SaaS vendor, major SI, or Atlassian Solution Partner - leading platform transformations. * AI/LLM architecture experience - RAG, knowledge graphs, agent design, AI governance. * Domain depth in one or more of: DevOps / Platform Engineering, ITSM/ESM, Agile-at-Scale, FSI, Public Sector, Healthcare. * Experience designing on Forge, the Atlassian Marketplace ecosystem, or large Atlassian Cloud migrations. ## Description Your Future Team The Principal Solutions Architect - Forward Deployed (FDA) is a trusted transformation architect who combines enterprise-grade technical design with consulting-grade business acumen to shape how strategic customers adopt Atlassian as their operating system for work. This is not a traditional Solutions Engineer role, nor a hands-on-keyboard engineering role. The FDA is the architect in the room - the person who turns a CIO's ambiguous "modernize how we work" into a credible, phased, AI-native architecture and the business transformation plan that makes it stick across HR, Finance, Marketing, PMO, Operations, and Engineering. You will be embedded with 1-3 strategic accounts at a time, typically for 3-9 months each, owning both the technical truth and the business transformation narrative end-to-end. What You'll Do Business Transformation & Expansion Design and deliver the customer's end-to-end System of Work - expanding Atlassian beyond engineering into every business function. * Lead workflow transformation including operating model design, CoE structures, governance, and platform team design. * Expand into HR, Finance, Marketing, PMO, and Operations through cross-functional workflow design. * Drive AI adoption through practical use cases embedded into daily work. * Own and evolve the System of Work blueprint based on outcomes and usage data. Architecture & Technical Design Own the target-state architecture for strategic enterprise customers across the full Atlassian System of Work - Plans, Goals, Work, Knowledge, Code, and AI. * Design across the full stack: multi-tenant SaaS, identity (SAML/OIDC/SCIM), data residency, integrations (REST/GraphQL/event-driven), Forge & Connect, Marketplace, and migration paths. * Co-design AI-native workflows - Rovo agents, knowledge grounding, Teamwork Graph enrichment, and human-in-the-loop patterns. * Ship durable artifacts - reference architectures, ADRs, Forge prototypes, Terraform/IaC modules, Compass scorecards, and automation rule libraries. Orchestration & Influence Lead executive engagement and cross-functional delivery - translating business outcomes into capability roadmaps and phased plans. * Orchestrate execution across SE, SA, TAS/FDE, Professional Services, Partners, and customer stakeholders. * Close the loop with Product - convert field patterns into prioritised product and platform requirements. * Mentor Senior Solution Engineers, Solution Architects, and Partner Architects. * Represent Atlassian externally through conference talks, reference architectures, and Developer Community contributions. ## Related Videos - [Kotlin Multiplatform - True power of native code reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/4-kotlin-multiplatform-true-power-of-native-code-reuse) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) - [Why Kotlin is the better Java and how you can start using it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/661-why-kotlin-is-the-better-java-and-how-you-can-start-using-it) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)