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We are currently looking for a talentedSecurity Automation Engineer II. This positionis responsible forengineering the Barracuda XDR SOAR platform, conducting R&D efforts on forward facing technologies, and executing offensive security operations efforts through the attack/defend lifecycle to test andvalidateeffectiveness of in-place detections. Purple Team members draw from hands-on experience in both offensive and defensive security disciplines to improve the tools, processes, and capabilities of threat detection and response of our SOC. This position requires a strong background in detection engineering with focus on Barracuda XDR SOAR platform. This role requires flexibility andan eagernessto learn new technologies.
WhatYou'llBe Working On

• Engineering the Barracuda XDR SOAR solution.

• Sprint tasks within the SOC Agile Sprint cycle to continuously improve overall SOC maturity level and R&D efforts.

• Develop andmaintaindocumentation on new processes, tools, technologies, and on-going R&D efforts.

• Integrating various APIs into the SOC tech stack.

• Proactive threat hunting amongst partners' networks toidentifymalicious activity.

• Attack and Defend activities to test current detections and develop new detections.

• Ensuring MITRE ATT&CK Framework coverage is obtained by XDR detections.

• Conduct threat intelligence research.

• Train new and current cyber security analysts on existing ornew technologies, new or existing processes.

• Will be on a rotating 24x7x365 on-call schedule to investigate, triage, and help customers remediate active breaches/incidents.

• Designing and implementing AI-driven security automations, including Agentic AIworkflowsto autonomously investigate, triage, and respond to alerts.

• Building andmaintainingRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines to enhance threat intelligence enrichment, alert context, and analyst decision-making.

• Developing and integrating AI agents with SOC tooling (SIEM, SOAR, EDR) to reduce manual effort and improve response times.

• Leveraging LLMs and AI frameworks to automate repetitive SOC tasks such as alert analysis, ticket generation, and incident summarization.

• Integrating and managing MCP servers and agent orchestration frameworks to enable scalable, modular AI-driven workflows.

• Experimenting withand operationalizing machine learning models for anomaly detection, alert prioritization, and signal-to-noise improvement.

• Driving R&D initiatives focused on applying Generative AI in cybersecurity, including detection engineering, threat hunting, and purple team exercises.

• Building internal tools and prototypes that combine security data pipelines with AI capabilities to improve SOC efficiency and accuracy.

What You BringToTheRole

• 2-5years prior cybersecurity or SOC experience

• Bachelor's degree orMastersDegree in Cyber Security or Information Securityor related field experience.

• CIH, CEH, CompTIA Network+ or Security+, or other relevant certification

• Experience working with various SOC tools including SIEM, SOAR EDR, email protection, sandboxes, ticketing systems, etc.

• Expertisewith analyzing attack advanced cyber vectors such as ransomware, Business Email Compromise etc.

• Experience responding to active security threats and incidents.

• Experience with cloud tools such as AWS,Azureand GCP.

• Experience working with APIs.

• Experience troubleshooting in a technical environment, analytical, problem-solving skills with SOAR platform.

• Customer service experience

• Experience with threat intelligence research, IOC gathering, and threat hunting.

• Understanding ofcybersecurityframeworksuch as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.

• Fundamental understanding of corporate IT environments, including networking, cloud infrastructure, etc.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Hands-on experience building or working withAgentic AI systems, including multi-step autonomous workflows and tool-using agents.

• Experience implementingRAG architectures, including vector databases, embeddings, and context retrieval strategies.

• Familiarity withLLMs (e.g., OpenAI, open-source models)and their application in cybersecurity use cases.

• Experience integrating AI into production environments, includingAPI orchestration and automation pipelines.

• Exposure toMCP servers, agent frameworks, or similar orchestration systemsfor managing AI-driven workflows.

• Strong understanding of how to apply AI/ML tosecurity operations problemssuch as alert fatigue, threat detection, and incident response.

• Ability to evaluate and tune AI outputs for accuracy, reliability, and security relevance in a SOC environment.

Whatyou'llget from us

A 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 toattainyour 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