Job Description

Req ID: 26-337
Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.
We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

Our application Security team is at the forefront of protecting our customers' applications, whether their resources reside in the cloud, data centers, or endpoint devices. We are a passionate team of engineers building the next generation of security solutions to combat threats such as malware, ransomware, and hackers. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Software engineer DevOps, with strong DevOps skills and knowledge in Azure, Kubernetes.


As a Software Engineer Devops, you will have the opportunity to work on SaaS based Web Application firewall. You will collaborate closely with product developers to streamline software delivery, improve system reliability, and enforce best practices in both development and production environments.

Tech Stack:

We primarily use

Azure

as our cloud platform, with some workloads on

AWS

.

Terraform

is our tool of choice for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). For CI/CD pipelines, we rely on

Jenkins

and

Azure DevOps Pipelines

. We utilize

Docker

and

Dockerfile

for containerization and

Docker Compose

for setting up local test environments. Our container orchestration is managed using

Kubernetes

, with

AKS

(Azure Kubernetes Service) as our preferred managed solution. Monitoring and alerting are handled using

Prometheus

,

Grafana

, and

PagerDuty

.

Python

is used extensively for application development.

ELK

Stack for efficient log storage and visualization. We host our own version of

ChatGPT

, named

Sage

, to support internal workflows and innovation.

Jira

and

Confluence

are used for work tracking and documentation purposes.

What you'll be working on:

As a key member of the DevOps team, you will oversee the management of 100+

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

clusters in production environment, focusing on their optimal performance and scalability. You will manage infrastructure by creating, updating, and deleting resources on Azure and AWS using

Terraform

and

Azure DevOps pipelines

. You will be responsible for building and deploying new versions of

Docker

container images to

Azure Kubernetes Service

(AKS). You will conduct periodic updates for

Terraform

, its providers,

Kubernetes

,

Python

packages,

Jenkins

, and other utilized tools and software to ensure optimal performance and security. You will fine-tune automation scripts and periodic tasks developed in

Python

, enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness to meet evolving business needs. You will operate within an

Agile

methodology framework, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to continuously improve processes and deliver value efficiently.

What you bring to the role:

Strong knowledge of at least one cloud provider (

AWS

or

Azure

) is mandatory. Familiarity with both is a significant plus. Preference for candidates with associate-level or higher certification from AWS or Azure. Strong knowledge of

Terraform

and

Docker

is mandatory. Basic knowledge of

Kubernetes

is required, with advanced understanding being a significant plus. Familiarity with managed Kubernetes services such as

EKS

,

AKS

, or

GKE

is also advantageous. Proficiency in

Jenkins

, especially with declarative pipelines, is preferred. However, experience with other

CICD

tools is also valued and acceptable. Proficiency in

ELK

Stack or other equivalent logging and visualization tools is essential. Able to read and understand advanced

Python

code and write basic scripts for automation tasks. Basic knowledge of

Linux

is essential, and proficiency in

BASH

scripting is an advantage. Knowledge of

Prometheus

and

Grafana

is an added advantage. Experience with

Jira

and familiarity with

Scrum

methodologies is mandatory. While we value work-life balance, we seek a candidate who can be on-call to

address critical production issues

as they arise, ensuring system reliability and performance.

What you'll get 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 to attain your next career step within Barracuda. In addition, you will receive equity, in the form of non-qualifying options.

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