Demo

Security Engineer I

ExtraHop Networks
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

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.

    Ready to join us? #Extrahop #Security #NDR #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #cloudsecurity #infosec #LI-Remote

    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    What is the career path for a Security Engineer I?

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Security Engineer I career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
    Income Estimation: 
    $77,991 - $108,747
    Income Estimation: 
    $111,725 - $147,313
    Income Estimation: 
    $112,673 - $137,290
    Income Estimation: 
    $140,233 - $181,029
    Income Estimation: 
    $161,209 - $233,553
    Income Estimation: 
    $87,093 - $107,335
    Income Estimation: 
    $111,725 - $147,313
    Income Estimation: 
    $112,673 - $137,290
    Income Estimation: 
    $140,233 - $181,029
    Income Estimation: 
    $161,209 - $233,553
    Income Estimation: 
    $112,673 - $137,290
    Income Estimation: 
    $139,945 - $168,577
    Income Estimation: 
    $140,233 - $181,029
    Income Estimation: 
    $161,209 - $233,553
    Income Estimation: 
    $139,945 - $168,577
    Income Estimation: 
    $164,835 - $201,088
    Income Estimation: 
    $135,994 - $168,063
    Income Estimation: 
    $161,209 - $233,553
    Income Estimation: 
    $70,462 - $84,818
    Income Estimation: 
    $77,991 - $108,747
    Income Estimation: 
    $87,093 - $107,335
    Income Estimation: 
    $140,233 - $181,029
    Income Estimation: 
    $161,209 - $233,553
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at ExtraHop Networks

    ExtraHop Networks
    Hired Organization Address Seattle, WA Full Time
    At ExtraHop, we're on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proac...
    ExtraHop Networks
    Hired Organization Address San Francisco, CA Full Time
    At ExtraHop, we're on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proac...
    ExtraHop Networks
    Hired Organization Address Seattle, WA Full Time
    At ExtraHop, we're on a mission to help organizations achieve complete visibility, real-time threat detection, and proac...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Security Engineer I jobs in the Seattle, WA area that may be a better fit.

    Senior Backend Software Engineer

    Oleria Security, Bellevue, WA

    Staff Back End Engineer

    Embed Security, Seattle, WA

    AI Assistant is available now!

    Feel free to start your new journey!