Offensive Security Manager: Threat Detection & R&D Lead

Barracuda; Pennsylvania; A distancia; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity compensation

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Career growth

Flexible time off

Volunteer opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Barracuda is seeking an Offensive Security Manager to lead a team of cybersecurity engineers focused on threat detection and attack stimulation across SaaS, endpoint, network, and cloud platforms. You will drive detection innovation, engineering processes, and attack/defend lifecycle for Barracuda XDR.

You will work in a global 24x7 SOC, collaborating with red, purple, green and blue teams to advance threat detection and response while improving SOC maturity and R&D efforts.

Formación

• 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.
• 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, India and Ireland teams).
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead during high-pressure cybersecurity incidents and guide team response.

Responsabilidades

• Lead 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
• Lead efforts in identifying emerging TTPs and zero-day discovery
• Oversee malware analysis and hunt campaigns
• Drive trend analysis and adversary profiling initiatives
• Manage threat publications such as blogs, webinars, and podcasts.

Conocimientos

Python

SQL

Leadership

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Cybersecurity or related field

Herramientas

Kali

Elastic

Databricks

Anomali

Cybersixgill

Descripción del empleo

Barracuda is seeking an Offensive Security Manager to lead a team of cybersecurity engineers focused on threat detection and attack stimulation across SaaS, endpoint, network, and cloud platforms. You will drive detection innovation, engineering processes, and attack/defend lifecycle for Barracuda XDR.

You will work in a global 24x7 SOC, collaborating with red, purple, green and blue teams to advance threat detection and response while improving SOC maturity and R&D efforts.