Manager, Offensive Security & Threat Detection

Barracuda; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Career growth

Flexible PTO

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Barracuda is seeking a Manager, Offensive Security to lead a team of cybersecurity engineers focused on threat detection and attack simulation across cloud, network and endpoint environments. You will drive detection innovation, manage CI/CD pipelines for detection rules, and coordinate offensive and defensive exercises while collaborating with global teams to strengthen Barracuda XDR.

Strong leadership, deep hands-on security experience, and expertise in Python, SQL and modern SIEM tools are

Qualifications

• 6+ years in security operations, detection engineering and offensive security.
• 2–3 years in leadership experience managing high-performing cybersecurity teams.
• 3–4 years of hands-on experience with Python and SQL.
• Experience with Kali and other pentesting/hacking tools.
• Developed and managed lab environments for attack and defend exercises.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cybersecurity engineers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lead adversary simulation exercises and exploit research initiatives.
• Design and execute detection testing scenarios and breach simulations.
• Conduct tabletop exercises and kill chain rehearsals.
• Develop and manage a open-source red teaming repository for attacks and stimulations.
• Develop threat modeling frameworks and campaign replay scenarios.
• Conduct and manage live “attack and defend” exercises to test detection and response readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Python

SQL

Threat hunting

Cloud platforms

SIEM experience

Kali

Windows/Linux

Threat intelligence

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Cybersecurity

Tools

Elastic SIEM

Databricks

Kali

Anomali

Cybersixgill

Job description

Barracuda is seeking a Manager, Offensive Security to lead a team of cybersecurity engineers focused on threat detection and attack simulation across cloud, network and endpoint environments. You will drive detection innovation, manage CI/CD pipelines for detection rules, and coordinate offensive and defensive exercises while collaborating with global teams to strengthen Barracuda XDR.

Strong leadership, deep hands-on security experience, and expertise in Python, SQL and modern SIEM tools are