Principal Security Practice Architect, Barracuda Networks
Security Practice Architect
Office located in Chelmsford, MA
Cybersecurity solutions
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Cybersecurity solutions
1001+ employees
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Office located in Chelmsford, MA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To protect and support its customers for life.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years in security architecture, pre‑sales engineering, or consulting roles
- Experience working with MSPs, MSSPs, or service provider environments
- Strong understanding of common security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, CIS, NIST, etc.)
- Hands‑on expertise in cloud security, network security, email security, or data protection technologies
- Demonstrated ability to engage with C‑level stakeholders and deliver impactful workshops
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts
- Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS security, or similar
- Experience creating repeatable service constructs, playbooks, or reference architectures
- Strong understanding of MSP commercial models and service monetization
- Prior experience in partner-facing or channel-focused roles
What the job involves
- The Principal Security Practice Architect is a senior technical advisor responsible for shaping, enabling, and elevating the security capabilities of strategic Barracuda MSP partners
- This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic thought leadership to help partners design, build, and optimise security services based on Barracuda’s portfolio and industry best practices
- You will guide partners through architectural design, security assessments, maturity planning, and service development, while also supporting pre‑sales engagements through workshops, PoCs, and solution guidance
- Acting as a bridge between product, sales, and the partner ecosystem, you’ll help define and scale repeatable blueprints, frameworks, and reference architectures across our global MSP community
- Develop and deliver security service blueprints, maturity models, and best‑practice frameworks for MSP partners
- Run executive‑level workshops to align partner leadership on security strategy, service monetization, and operational models
- Provide thought leadership on security trends, threat landscapes, MSP market drivers, and evolving customer needs
- Support GTM strategy by aligning partner service offerings with Barracuda’s security roadmap
- Create reusable methodologies, templates, and playbooks that partners can adopt to scale secure service delivery
- Conduct deep-dive architectural sessions, PoCs, assessments, and design reviews across Barracuda’s security portfolio
- Validate technical requirements and translate them into recommended architectures and deployment patterns
- Collaborate with partners to build secure cloud, email, data protection, and network security architectures
- Perform security assessments and provide remediation recommendations
- Support complex RFI/RFP responses and provide technical thought leadership during competitive situations
- Serve as the primary technical advisor during partner solution development cycles
- Enable MSPs through technical workshops, bootcamps, and hands-on training sessions
- Follow up during evaluation phases to ensure successful outcomes and high adoption
- Support business case development, including ROI/TCO analysis for partner services
- Evangelize Barracuda’s security approach at partner events, webinars, and community forums
- Collaborate with channel and partner success teams to identify growth opportunities and remove technical barriers
Our take
In an increasingly online world, with email hacks and data leaks becoming more and more common, cyber security is more important than ever. Barracuda aims to provide this with its comprehensive suite of security software.
It offers a number of packages, focusing on email security, app and cloud protection, network security and data protection. By investing heavily in R&D and product development, Barracuda is able to keep on top of new (and increasingly prevalent) email phishing scams. Its incorporated XDR capabilities also close security gaps generated by the rise in hybrid and remote working.
Barracuda is an established player within the cyber security market, boasting over 200,000 enterprise customers including the likes of Shiseido, Carrefour and Accor. It was acquired in 2022 by KKR, a global investment firm, which has allowed it to further improve its product, grow its team and expand its marketing reach.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2017
$0.8m
GRANT
Oct 2009
$5.6m
LATE VC
Total funding: $72.4m
Company benefits
- High-quality health benefits
- Retirement Plan with employer match
- Career-growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off and Paid Time Off benefits
- Volunteer opportunities
- Equity, in the form of non-qualifying options
Company HQ
San Tomas, Campbell, CA
Leadership
Zachary Levow
(Co-Founder, Executive VP & CTO)Previously co-founded Affinity Path and Spinway, as well as working in Software Development and Architectural Software Design for Sun Microsystems, Cadence Design Systems and Motorola.
Rohit Ghai
(CEO)Independent Board Member at MHC Software. Former CEO and Board Member at RSA Security, Independent Board Member at Everbridge, COO then President of the Enterprise Content Division of Dell Technologies.
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