Quick Summary
At ExtraHop, we’re on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise. We reveal what is happening in the very infrastructure that sustains businesses, lives, and communities,
At ExtraHop, we’re on a mission to protect and empower the connected enterprise. We reveal what is happening in the very infrastructure that sustains businesses, lives, and communities, and ensure the integrity of networks, data, systems, and processes. Organizations rely on ExtraHop to provide visibility into the cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and network performance issues that evade their existing security and IT tools. With this insight, organizations can investigate smarter, stop threats faster, and keep operations running.
Our mission is fueled by a profound social and moral responsibility to be the best at what we do, ensuring a secure world where everyone can thrive. If this sounds like a place you’d like to spend the next chapter of your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Advanced GUI development
- →Advanced Trigger Script development
- →Intermediate external REST API script development
- →Intermediate understanding of networking
- →Intermediate understanding of application design
- →Analyze customer network topologies and application stacks; develop strategies to acquire high-value data from the wire.
- →Profile industry-specific applications across a broad range of verticals; create technical assets and written collateral to support product improvement and marketing efforts.
- →Conduct root cause analysis of high-profile technology problems and advise customers on their resolution.
- →Develop custom tools using Python and JavaScript-based APIs to extend the functionality of the ExtraHop platform.
- →Develop customized data analysis to monitor changing technical and business conditions in real-time.
- →Create rich data visualizations to aid tactical investigations and realize strategic objectives.
- →Create automated tools to streamline repeatable processes and maximize time spent building intelligent solutions.
- →Conduct hands-on learning sessions with key customer personnel.
Requirements
~1 min read- 6-8 years of relevant experience
- BS degree or equivalent
- Experience in customer-facing positions; excellent interpersonal skills
- Understanding of core networking principles (layers 2 through 4 of the OSI model) and application protocols (HTTP, SQL, CIFS/NFS, HL7, Memcache, DNS)
- Familiarity with principles of internet worked applications and related technologies (HTTP, databases, caching, distributed systems, etc)
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python and JavaScript
- Excellent written communication skills
- Independence, motivation, and desire for practice ownership
What We Offer
~1 min readExtraHop is reinventing Network Detection and Response (NDR) to offer enterprises unparalleled visibility, context, and control against emerging threats. The platform integrates NDR with Network Performance Management (NPM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and forensics, providing a single, comprehensive solution. By decrypting and analyzing complete packet-level data at wire speed and leveraging cloud-scale machine learning, ExtraHop empowers Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to detect, investigate, and remediate modern cyber risks in real time across their entire hybrid infrastructure, including data center, cloud, and SASE environments.
This comprehensive approach and market innovation have earned ExtraHop unique recognition as the only NDR vendor acknowledged as a leader by all major analyst firms, including the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response™, the 2025 Forrester® Wave for Network Analysis and Visibility, the 2024 IDC® Marketscape for NDR, and the 2025 Gigamon® Radar Report for Network Detection and Response. Since 2007, ExtraHop has consistently helped organizations worldwide extract in-depth network telemetry and contextual insights, affirming its commitment to protecting and empowering the connected enterprise.
Our culture is rooted in our five Values. These set the expectations for how we work individually and collectively as a team.
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Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $150,000–$163,000 a year
- 17% below the $187,711 median for Software Architect jobs on Jobera (560 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 21 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 8, 2026
- First seen
- October 9, 2026
- Last seen
- October 30, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 21
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 51%
- Scored at
- October 30, 2026
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