Software Quality 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

We’re seeking a Software Quality Engineer with a passion for quality and strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) in an agile environment. The ideal candidate has excellent manual testing skills, a detail-oriented mindset, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our products meet high-quality standards. This position provides the opportunity to work on cutting-edge software solutions while ensuring high-quality standards. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and thrives in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test cases and scenarios for software applications in an agile software development environment
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure the quality of software products
• Conduct end-to-end application testing across hardware, virtual and cloud environments
• “Push Quality to the Left” to identify and address issues early in designs, code, and processes to improve overall quality
• Continuously enhance testing processes and expand test coverage
• Document and track defects to resolution using JIRA or similar tools
• Manage and configure test environments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field, Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree requiring systematic/analytical thinking
• Up to 2 years scripting and/or OOP programming experience (Python, etc.); new grads will be considered
• Curious engineer who likes to know why things break, with a passion for testing
• Experience in Test Framework development and maintenance 
• Proficiency in Linux OS 
• Familiarity with an Issue Tracking system (e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes 
• Cybersecurity experience
• Background in Cloud and/or other virtualization technologies
• Familiarity with networking, database, coding/scripting (e.g., Python, JavaScript, etc.), and application protocol (e.g., SSH, HTTPS, CIFS, etc.) 

The salary range for this position is 96,000 - 120,000 + bonus + benefits

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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