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
Our advanced platform for Network Security Analytics is a critical and powerful component for Security Operations within the U.S. Federal government sector. We offer highly competitive compensation plans, equitable quotas, and a unique opportunity to collaborate with a team of intelligent, dedicated professionals who are passionate about pioneering the next generation of systems companies in the dynamic Security market. If you possess a top-tier sales acumen, have a proven track record of developing territories within the Federal Department of War (DoW) landscape, thrive as a challenger, and excel at selling innovative next-gen solutions to government agencies, we encourage you to apply.
This pivotal position demands an individual who can rapidly acquire and maintain in-depth knowledge of ExtraHop’s products and technologies, competitive offerings, and prevailing industry trends relevant to the Federal market. Your primary responsibility will be to significantly increase revenue in assigned US Federal/Department of War regions/territories/districts by identifying, recruiting, and developing opportunities for direct sales or strategic partnerships with government-focused resellers.
Key Responsibilities
- Consistently meet and exceed assigned sales targets by securing new Federal/Department of War (DoW) customers and expanding revenue within existing DoW installations.
- Proactively identify prospects for ExtraHop products through targeted cold calls, diligent lead follow-up, and in-person meetings with key decision-makers.
- Engage with senior executives within the Department of War (DoW) agencies to thoroughly understand their mission-critical business requirements, decision-making processes, and funding mechanisms.
- Deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations of ExtraHop products tailored to the specific needs and challenges of Federal customers.
- Provide valuable customer and competitor feedback, along with pertinent field intelligence, to inform product development and sales strategies for the Department of War (DoW) market.
- Prepare and rigorously implement strategic sales account plans for all DoW customers, actively identifying business growth opportunities within the assigned government customer base.
- Ensure seamless collaboration between Federal resellers, field sales engineers, and management throughout the sales process, including lead generation, opportunity registration, accurate revenue forecasting, and adherence to established revenue goals.
- Work strategically with Federal resellers and integrators to cultivate and expand business within your assigned territory.
- Prepare and maintain an accurate and comprehensive sales forecast for your Federal territory.
- Actively network within Federal customer organizations and related government industry groups.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Four-year degree or equivalent in a related discipline (e.g., information technology, computer science, business, or engineering).
- Minimum of five years’ experience in technology sales, with a consistent track record of exceeding sales targets, particularly within the Federal Department of War (DoW) market.
- Minimum of three years' dedicated security sales experience, with a strong understanding of Federal security requirements.
- Existing senior-level relationships at a wide range of Federal, Department of War (DoW) enterprise accounts within your assigned territory.
- Demonstrated technical acumen and the ability to articulate ExtraHop's value proposition in a differentiated and compelling manner to Federal audiences.
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills essential for navigating the Federal procurement landscape.
- Proven history of sales success in network/application management or related IT infrastructure solutions, with a focus on government clients.
- Demonstrated ability to secure meetings and close complex deals with senior-level Federal executives.
- Solid understanding of enterprise networking technologies: switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, WAN optimization technologies, and so forth, as applied in Federal environments, is a significant plus.
- Strong independent work ethic and proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, high-stress environment, often characteristic of government sales cycles.
- Background in software/hardware sales and distribution with large software, hardware, and/or networking companies that serve the Federal sector.
- Ability to travel as required to support Federal customer engagements and events.
- Ability to work cooperatively with internal teams and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve Federal sales objectives.
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
- Has predictable, reliable attendance
The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $155,000 with a 50/50 split + benefits
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!
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Skills Required
- Four-year degree or equivalent in related discipline (IT, computer science, business, engineering)
- Minimum of five years' experience in technology sales with a consistent track record of exceeding targets, particularly within the Federal market
- Minimum of three years' dedicated security sales experience with strong understanding of Federal security requirements
- Existing senior-level relationships at Federal Department of War enterprise accounts within assigned territory
- Demonstrated technical acumen and ability to articulate ExtraHop's value proposition to Federal audiences
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills for navigating Federal procurement
- Proven history of sales success in network/application management or related IT infrastructure solutions for government clients
- Demonstrated ability to secure meetings and close complex deals with senior-level Federal executives
- Solid understanding of enterprise networking technologies (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, WAN optimization)
- Strong independent work ethic and proven experience working effectively in fast-paced, high-stress environments
- Background in software/hardware sales and distribution with large companies serving the Federal sector
- Ability to travel as required to support Federal customer engagements and events
- Ability to work cooperatively with internal teams and cross-functional stakeholders
- Predictable, reliable attendance
What We Do
ExtraHop secures the hybrid enterprise through network detection and response. ExtraHop provides cloud-native network detection and response for the hybrid enterprise. Our breakthrough approach analyzes all network interactions and applies cloud-scale machine learning for complete visibility, real-time detection, and intelligent response.
Why Work With Us
We are ExtraHoppers. We like what we do and the people we do it with. We don't just solve problems for our customers, we help them rise above the noise of threats, alerts, and corporate gridlock to realize true security and exceptional performance.
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