Atlas began his career as an intern in the New York Jets scouting department under Eric Mangini. In 2009, Atlas followed Mangini to the Cleveland Browns as a football operations assistant. In 2010 he was moved to the player personnel department. Mangini and his staff were fired after the 2010 season and Atlas was hired by the Oakland Raiders. In 2012 he was promoted to scouting coordinator. In this role, Atlas evaluated talent, coordinated prospect evaluations, worked outfree agents, and arranged advanced scouting reports. In 2019 he was promoted to assistant director of college scouting. He was let go by the Raiders in 2022 and became a scout for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.