Principal Application Security Engineer

Job ID 25-439

Come Join Our Passionate Team!  At Barracuda, we make the world a safer place. We believe every business deserves access to cloud-enabled, enterprise-grade security solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use. We protect email, networks, data and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt with our customers’ journey. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them — in ways they may not even know they are at risk — so they can focus on taking their business to the next level.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

The Principal Application Security Engineer assures the safety and security of Barracuda Networks software and services through source code review, manual application security assessment, operation and integration of automated security assessment solutions, architecture review, and expert advice regarding software security trends, threats, best practices and incidents. Through assuring the safety and security of Barracuda Networks software and services, the Application Security Engineer helps to keep our customers and their data safe and secure. 

Tech Stack Exposure

• A deep understanding of software security best practices and vulnerabilities, especially as they relate to web applications (e.g. OWASP Top 10) 
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities in software and SaaS services 
• Experience in source code review, preferably for Python, PHP and Go 
• Experience in scoping and performing manual application penetration testing 
• Experience in assessing the risk of identified vulnerabilities, and providing correct, robust and actionable recommendations to mitigate and/or resolve the vulnerabilities 
• Experience in understanding software vulnerabilities, in finding other instances of the vulnerability across codebases, and in identifying collateral/related vulnerabilities. 
• Experience in assessing the implemented resolution of a vulnerability for completeness and accuracy, and identifying bypasses for the implemented resolution 
• Experience in working collaboratively with software development teams to identify vulnerabilities in all stages of software development 
• Experience in communicating effectively with people of varying security proficiency and interest (fellow security professionals, engineering, and management) 
• The ability to coordinate and participate in wide-scale Software Incident Security Response exercises such as the log4j response, understanding and unpacking information as incidents unfold, and in working across the organization to deliver a comprehensive "Identify, Resolve, Validate" solution 
• Basic programming experience in at least one language, preferably Python or Go, and experience in automating routine tasks such as searching source code and manipulating data. 

What you’ll be working on

• Ensure the secure delivery of software from design through to implementation 
• Maintain awareness of software security trends, incidents, and best practices, and provide expert advice and guidance to engineering teams regarding secure development and vulnerability remediation. 
• Manage Barracuda’s bug bounty programs 
• Work collaboratively with the organization, including with Security, Compliance and Engineering, to understand and remediate computer and software security incidents 
• Evaluate new and emerging security technologies, features, and products. 

What you bring to the role

• 7+ years of experience 
• The ability to perform source code review in new and unfamiliar languages using knowledge of security best practices and a willingness to read documentation 
• Solutions architecture review experience, and the ability to identify opportunities and vulnerabilities early in the specification and development of software 
• Threat modelling experience 
• Fuzzing experience 
• Experience using and integrating automated software security scanners such as SAST/DAST/SCA 
• An understanding of Infrastructure as Code and cloud platform security (preferably Azure and AWS) 
• An understanding of identity, authentication and authorization protocols including OAuth/OpenID Connect and SAML 
• Published examples of work such as original research, vulnerability advisories, conference talks, bug bounty writeups or CTF writeups 
• The ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, including automation and the authorship of software (scanners, fuzzers, helper utilities etc.) 
• Experience participating in and/or managing bug bounty programs 
• Experience with and/or a willingness to collaborate with other security functions such as compliance and policy, network/corporate security, security monitoring and incident response 

At Barracuda, we believe in fair and equitable compensation practices that reflect both market realities and the unique circumstances of each geographical location. We recognize that cost-of-living disparities, market conditions, and other factors can significantly impact compensation expectations in different regions. The compensation range provided in this job description is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the actual compensation offers for the position in your location. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidates’ qualifications and experience. 

California: $232,000 - $250,000
New York City: $193,000 - $218,000
Westchester County, NY: $193,000 - $218,000
Washington: $209,000 - $223,000
Colorado: $174,00 - $191,500

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