[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![ExtraHop logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/4800f505-221.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/extrahop.md)[ExtraHop](https://jobicy.com/company/extrahop.md) # Senior Security Solutions Architect Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/extrahop.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 150k–163k / yrDepartment[Cybersecurity](https://jobicy.com/categories/cybersecurity.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished31 Oct 2026Apply before30 Nov 2026Listing views39Application actions4Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. ExtraHop is seeking a Senior Security Solutions Architect to serve as a resident, post-sales technical advisor for a major enterprise customer. The role combines cloud and security architecture, network detection and response workflows, custom automation, and customer enablement. The architect will develop scripts, tools, data analyses, and visualizations using the ExtraHop platform and APIs. Success requires strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, networking and application protocols, plus polished communication with security operations and incident-response stakeholders. This is a remote US role with substantial customer-facing ownership and technical problem solving. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis senior role requires broad expertise across cloud security, networking, incident response, scripting, and data analysis. It also demands independent ownership of a strategic enterprise customer relationship and the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable outcomes. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$156,500US market range (per year)$145k–$180k0$198.00k AI insightThe employer explicitly lists a base salary range of USD 150,000–163,000 per year, with a midpoint of USD 156,500. A reasonable estimated US market range for a senior customer-facing security solutions architect is USD 145,000–180,000 per year; bonus and equity may increase total compensation. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. 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I would measure improvements through metrics such as time to validate, time to contain, and false-positive reduction. Describe how you would design an ExtraHop integration with an external security tool using REST APIs. I would define the required workflow and data contract, authenticate securely, validate the API limits and error-handling requirements, and implement an idempotent integration with structured logging. I would test it against representative events, document ownership and operational procedures, and monitor its health after deployment. What networking concepts are most important when investigating suspicious east-west traffic? I would examine Layer 2 through Layer 4 behavior, including VLAN or segment context, IP and port relationships, TCP session patterns, DNS activity, protocol anomalies, and encrypted versus unencrypted traffic. I would correlate those observations with expected application behavior and asset criticality to identify lateral movement or command-and-control indicators. How would you approach a customer that has different technical and communication norms from your own team? I would begin by understanding their stakeholders, escalation model, decision-making process, and preferred level of technical detail. I would adapt my communication style, establish shared success metrics, provide transparent status updates, and confirm decisions and next steps in writing. Give an example of an automation opportunity for a resident security architect. A valuable automation would enrich high-priority detections by retrieving asset context, related network records, protocol metadata, and relevant threat indicators, then opening or updating a case in the customer's ticketing platform. This reduces manual enrichment work and gives analysts consistent, actionable evidence at the start of an investigation. Opportunity details ## About this role. 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. Position Summary ExtraHop’s Solutions Architecture team is very different from many other post-sales services practices—we focus on outcomes and customer success rather than racking up billable hours. As a member of our Solutions Architecture team, you’ll play a critical role in the success of our customers, products and position in the marketplace. Our Architects tackle the most difficult business and technology problems across a vast array of industries and technologies. As a Solutions Architect at ExtraHop, you will never be bored again. This Senior Security Solutions Architect will be a Resident Architect, supporting a major Enterprise customer in a post-sales architecture capacity. This customer-facing role requires a polished, professional communication and conduct, and the ability to adapt your communication and working approach to the norms and expectations of the customer across different cultures and regions. Key Responsibilities * Advanced GUI development * Advanced Trigger Script development * Intermediate external REST API script development * Intermediate understanding of networking * Intermediate understanding of application design * Understand, develop, and implement Cloud network design in AWS, Azure, and GCP. * Work with SOC and Incident Response Teams on workflows using network data. Decrease Mean-time-to-Respond. * 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. Required Qualifications * 6-8 years of relevant experience * BS degree or equivalent * Experience with cloud and security architecture with AWS, GCP, and Azure * 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) * Experience with scripting languages such as Python and JavaScript * Excellent written communication skills * Independence, motivation, and desire for practice ownership Compensation & Benefits: The salary range for this role is $150,000 – $163,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual performance-based discretionary bonus and stock option grants. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage (effective ay 1), a 401(k) with employer match, flexible PTO, parental leave, and more. ABOUT EXTRAHOP ExtraHop 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 VALUES Our culture is rooted in our five Values. These set the expectations for how we work individually and collectively as a team. Lead with Purpose: We are driven to deliver results that create a positive impact for our customers, partners, and colleagues. Act with Integrity: We operate with transparency, authenticity, and always in the best interest of the company. Find a Way: We are resourceful, tackle hard problems with a sense of urgency and ownership, and do what it takes to get the job done. Innovate: We listen to customers, partners, and the market, and respectfully push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Share Success: We run together, we win together. We value diverse perspectives, hold space for all voices, and achieve the best results as a team. BENEFITS 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 Our people are our most important competitive advantage, leading the charge against cyber criminals. Join the fight today! To learn more, visit [our website](https://www.extrahop.com/) or follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/extrahop-networks/). Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at ExtraHop? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. 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