Security Engineer I

At ExtraHop, we’re on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proactive security through cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) technology. Our NDR product is a market leader, providing our customers with the ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster than ever before.

We’re proud of the work we do and the recognition we’ve received, including our recent Gartner Peer Insights award, which reflects the trust and satisfaction our customers have in our solutions.

If you’re passionate about innovation, dedicated to protecting digital infrastructures, and ready to make a real impact, we invite you to join our team and help us shape the future of cybersecurity.

Position Summary

Join ExtraHop’s Threat Research team to make an impact on cybersecurity. We’re looking for a Security Engineer I to analyze network data, detect threats and emulate cyber-attact tactics. In this role, you’ll collaborate with software engineering and product teams to support secure development practices, threat modeling, and security verification. Come work with us to define security standards for leading-edge products while aligning research insights with impactful product campaigns to defend against evolving threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide security input and guidance for all new products and technologies.
• Support the operations and effectiveness of product security pipeline tools.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to provide support, conduct regular product security assessments and threat modeling.
• Enhance product security too long to minimize false positives and improve accuracy.
• Model, analyze and emulate cyber tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
• Classify threat behaviors and refine threat intelligence.
• Maintain and update internal security documentation and standards to uphold best practices.
• Design and implement tools to automate and scale security processes.
• Support development of incident detection tools to automate and scale security processes.
• Align research findings with product campaigns to drive impactful cybersecurity solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors in cybersecurity, computer science or related fields.
• New grad or up to 2 years’ related and transferable experience.
• Foundational skills in software engineering and network security; C/C++, Go, JavaScript, Python, React, Redux.
• Familiarity with cloud environments like Azure, including lab development and managing security pipeline tools.
• Skills to manage and optimize product security tooling to reduce false positives and to improve operational efficiencies.
• Ability to maintain internal security documentation and promote best practices.
• Familiarity with incident detection and response efforts.
•  Strong interpersonal skills to foster collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages.
• Familiarity performing product security assessments and threat modeling.
• Experience designing and implementing tools to automate and scale security processes.
• Proficiency in packet analysis and working with network traffic.
• Knowledge of security guidance for developing and assessing new products and technologies.
• Understanding of network protocols and the OSI model.
• Previous experience with secure software development lifecycle practices.
• Ability to align technical insights with customer needs and business goals.

ABOUT EXTRAHOP 

ExtraHop is the cybersecurity partner enterprises trust to reveal the unknown and unmask the attack. We’re on a mission to protect and propagate trust by revealing the cybertruth, and we partner with every customer, every day, to uncover it. Our Reveal(x) 360 platform is the only network detection and response solution delivering the 360-degree visibility needed to see everything on the network. When organizations have full network transparency with ExtraHop, they can see more, know more, and stop more cyberattacks.

ExtraHop is recognized by leading organizations for both its innovation in the market and its commitment to building a world-class team. We’ve been recognized as a “Customer’s Choice” by Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer, and as a Leader in the Forrester Wave®: Network Analysis and Visibility, Q2 2023. ExtraHop has won AI Breakthrough Awards four times (2018-2020, 2023) and our Channel Partner program has received a 5-star rating from CRN for our 2023 Partner Program Guide. Our flagship product, Reveal(x), has received numerous accolades, including a 2022 Edison Award for Cybersecurity. 

Employees’ wellbeing is top of mind for the ExtraHop team. Employees and their families will have the option to participate in the following benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible PTO, Sick Time Prorated Based on Date of Hire, and All Federal Holidays (US Only) + 3 Days of Paid Volunteer Time
• Non-Commissioned Positions may be eligible to participate in the Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts + EAP, where applicable
• Educational Reimbursement
• 401k with Employer Match or Pension where applicable
• Pet Insurance (US Only)
• Parental Leave (US Only)
• Hybrid and Remote Work Model

*Candidates should note that the Company may modify reporting relationships, job titles and compensation, including commissions and benefits, from time to time at its sole discretion, as it deems necessary, with or without prior notice.

We are intentional about our culture, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome everyone to come ready to participate in contributing to this truly unique environment. At ExtraHop, we believe that the best products, services, and companies are built by strong teams that include a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, and experiences. We are committed to supporting and enabling growth and opportunity for every employee at every level. This is the foundation of our success. 

We are equally committed to equal employment opportunity, and it is foundational to how we recruit and hire our talented team. Employment is determined based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status, pregnancy (including but not limited to potential pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, age , national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, disability ,, genetic information, or any other protected class as established by law.

Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge cyber criminals and insider threats.

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