In the 1980s, Atiya was a welfare official and assistant to the deputy secretary of the National Union of Israel Aerospace Industries Employees (IAI). She was chief of staff to the IAI secretary from 1993 to 2015. She worked for the Office of Internal Auditors from 2007 to 2018, and was chief of staff to the
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Service from 2015 to 2018. In 2025, Atiya was Israel's representative to a memorial in
Daliyat al-Karmel for 13
Druze soldiers that died in the
Gaza war; this action was criticised as she was not a minister. ==Political position==