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Peter Ashley

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Director XDR Engineering at Barracuda
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Peter is a cybersecurity engineering leader with over a decade of management experience at firms like Barracuda, Delinea, and Secureworks. He specializes in SaaS, big data, analytics, and AI/ML, holding an AWS Architect Certification and an MBA from Babson. People who have worked with him describe him as an innovative and trusted partner with exceptional technical expertise.

Outside of his technical leadership, Peter shows a keen interest in the principles of business and finance, sharing insights from figures like Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman. He also engages in philosophical discussions about the future of AI and robotics, exploring concepts of artificial consciousness and biological efficiency.

He holds 19 granted patents for technologies related to asset discovery and the detection of suspicious internet addresses.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Director XDR Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Engineering Leadership
Has extensive experience managing and scaling engineering teams from 4 to 140 people across multiple time zones at companies like Symantec, Secureworks, and Delinea.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Demonstrated a strong focus on financial efficiency by saving $3 million in recurring cloud operational expenses in a previous role at Delinea.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Director XDR Engineering
Barracuda
2-2024 - 2-2025
Director of Software Engineering
Delinea
9-2020 - 9-2023
Director Engineering - Big Data Engineering
Secureworks
9-2015 - 2-2024
Director Engineering - Security Analytics and Event Processing
Secureworks
7-2011 - 6-2013
Director Engineering - Endpoint Protection, Customer Response Engineering
Symantec
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Lehigh University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
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