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Job ID 26-191Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.

Job ID 26-191Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equal employment opportunity and equitable compensation regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.Envision Yourself At BarracudaBarracuda is seeking a Manager of Cyber Security Engineering to lead a team of cybersecurity and machine learning engineers focused on threat detection across a wide range of technologies, including SaaS, endpoint, network, and cloud platforms. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving detection innovation, engineering processes, and incident response maturity for Barracuda XDR.This is a unique opportunity to blend security operations, data engineering, and leadership in a global 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC). This is a unique opportunity to blend security operations, data engineering, detection engineering and leadership in a global 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC). You will work with over 50 different data sources and lead efforts aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, while fostering collaboration between red, purple, green and blue teams to advance threat detection and response along with ensuring overall improvement and enhancement of Barracuda Security Operations Center.What You'll Be Working OnProactive Engineering & Detection Development

• Lead and mentor a team of cybersecurity and ML engineers (Red Team).
• Develop, test and tune detection rules for multiple attack vectors across cloud, network, and endpoint telemetry.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to version and deploy detection rules.
• Implement and manage the full lifecycle of SIEM detection rules.
• Leverage AI/ML techniques for anomaly detection/behavioral analytics and SOC efficiency.
• Foster collaboration between red and purple teams to drive offensive and defensive innovation.
• Create and execute sprint projects using Agile methodologies to improve SOC maturity and R&D efforts.
• Implement proactive threat hunting initiatives across customer networks.
• Guide and monitor your team through complex security incidents such as ransomware.

Strategic Planning & Operations

• Drive strategic planning, goal setting, and roadmap execution.
• Ensure key SOC metrics, SLAs, and detection performance standards are met.
• Coordinate and maintain a global 24x7x365 on-call schedule.
• Provide regular reporting and weekly metrics related to Level 5 operations.
• Serve as a key point of escalation for critical security incidents.
• Lead implementation of new rules based on evolving vulnerabilities and adversary TTPs.

Innovation and R&D

• Lead R&D for emerging use cases, tools, and integration efforts.
• Guide the evaluation and adoption of new technologies aligned with future-facing cyber defense.
• Conduct and manage live “attack and defend” exercises to test detection and response readiness.

What You Bring to the Role:

• 7+ years in security operations, detection engineering and incident response.
• 2-3 years in leadership experience managing high-performing cybersecurity teams.
• 3–4 years of hands-on experience with Python and SQL.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related field.
• Experience designing and managing detection pipelines and architectures (e.g., Databricks).
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with SIEMs like Elastic and Databricks, including advanced detection implementation.
• Familiarity with Windows, Unix, and Linux systems.
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms (e.g., Anomali, Cybersixgill).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across global time zones (U.S. East and Ireland teams).
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead during high-pressure cybersecurity incidents and guide team response.

What You'll Get From UsA team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda.

• Equity, in the form of non-qualifying options
• High-quality health benefits
• Retirement Plan with employer match
• Career-growth opportunities
• Flexible Time Off and Paid Time Off benefits
• Volunteer opportunities

Remote - Georgia , Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Seniority level

• Seniority levelAssociate

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
• IndustriesComputer and Network Security

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