Barracuda Networks Inc. Careers

What You’ll be Working on:

Cloud Security & Customer Zero Leadership

• Drive the internal deployment, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management of the company’s SaaS-based security platforms (including CNAPP, SASE, XDR, and Email Security) across AWS and Azure environments.
• Own and drive the Customer Zero program, acting as the internal first customer by operating security products at scale in production-like conditions to validate efficacy, resilience, and usability.
• Establish Customer Zero success criteria, usage patterns, and feedback loops that translate internal experience into actionable product improvements and go-to-market credibility.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud security architectures that reflect real customer use cases and best practices.

Product & Engineering Partnership

• Act as a senior technical partner to Product Management and Engineering, providing structured, real-world feedback on feature gaps, usability issues, performance considerations, and roadmap priorities.
• Collaborate on early access features, beta programs, and internal proofs-of-concept to accelerate product maturity and innovation.
• Help translate internal security learnings into internal case studies, reference architectures, and external-facing proof points where appropriate.

Automation, Architecture, and Technical Excellence

• Drive automation of cloud security operations through scripting, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code to improve scale, consistency, and signal quality.
• Champion integration of security tooling with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native services, identity platforms, and operational workflows.
• Maintain a broad, expert-level understanding of cloud-native security domains including IAM, workload protection, network security, data protection, threat detection, and posture management.

Program Ownership & Technical Stewardship

• Mentor and support Cloud Security Engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and knowledge sharing; contribute to onboarding materials and internal enablement.
• Drive execution by defining technical priorities, operating rhythms, and delivery plans for Customer Zero and cloud security engineering initiatives, aligning stakeholders across Security, IT, and Engineering.
• Establish and track meaningful metrics for cloud security posture, product adoption, control effectiveness, and Customer Zero impact.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex cloud security issues and architectural decisions, coordinating incident response and driving root-cause remediation where needed.

Cross-Functional & Executive Engagement

• Partner with IT, DevSecOps, and Security Leadership to drive measurable improvements in cloud security outcomes.
• Communicate security posture, product performance insights, and risk trends clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
• Influence security strategy through data-driven insights derived from internal product usage and operational experience.

What you Bring to the Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 6+ years of experience in cloud and/or product-focused security engineering roles, with significant hands-on experience in AWS and/or Azure.
• 2+ years of experience acting as a senior technical lead (e.g., leading projects, driving design reviews, and influencing engineering outcomes) in cloud security engineering.
• Deep practical experience operating SaaS-based security platforms in production environments.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously in a distributed, fast-paced environment while delivering high-impact outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a Customer Zero environment, ideally within a security or cloud-native product company.
• Hands-on expertise with CNAPP, SASE, XDR, and/or Email Security platforms, or equivalent best-in-breed solutions.
• Strong track record of influencing Product and Engineering teams to deliver measurable product and security improvements.
• Experience building security automation, infrastructure-as-code, or internal reference implementations.
• Ability to translate technical findings into executive-ready narratives, metrics, and success stories.

• 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