Bar Hochman is a Development Team Lead with eight years of software engineering experience, currently leading development at Valence Security from Israel. He blends back-end and DevOps expertise—contributing to high-profile open-source security automation (Cortex XSOAR/demisto content) by adding Azure Security Center integrations and advanced file extraction features. His career spans fast-moving startups and enterprise security at Palo Alto Networks, where he focused on building reliable, production-grade systems. A hands-on manager, he has repeatedly transitioned from individual contributor roles to leading teams at BforeAI and OwnID, while also writing technical content for a gaming audience since 2017. Unusually for a senior engineer, he pairs a BSc in Computer Science with a Master’s in City and Urban Planning, signaling a broader systems-thinking perspective on complex problems.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree City/Urban Community and Regional Planning, Master's degree City/Urban Community and Regional Planning at Bar-Ilan University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Holon Institute of Technology
Demisto is now Cortex XSOAR. Automate and orchestrate your Security Operations with Cortex XSOAR's ever-growing Content Repository. Pull Requests are always welcome and highly appreciated!
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Contributions:28 releases, 196 reviews, 546 commits in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Bar primarily focused on back-end development tasks, including adding a new integration for Azure Security Center and implementing various command features. They also made changes to existing scripts and modules, such as the implementation of file extractions from encrypted pcap files. The user demonstrated skills in creating or modifying integrations and also contributed towards the test module in the code.
Contributions:1 release, 5 reviews, 9 PRs in 2 years 8 months
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Bar Hochman - Development Team Lead at Valence Security