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How Northwave hires

Truth index
A 93/100
Median time to fill
17 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
47%
Reposted roles
0%

Northwave scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 15 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 47% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 17 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Northwave is a Dutch cybersecurity company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Utrecht. It combines strategy consulting, security operations and incident response through its own computer emergency response team. The company serves enterprises across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Northwave over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
10
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
Python
Cloud & platforms
SIEM
Linux
Active Directory
Microsoft Entra ID
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$74k
Typical range
$38k – $115k
Open positions
11
6 Jobs
Intern 16.7%
Junior 33.3%
Senior 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 1 $38k $38k
Junior 2 $70k $66k – $74k
Senior 3 $94k $74k – $115k
Highest paying role Experienced Red Team Operator $115k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Northwave By role, level and city, against the market · 11 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
66/100
Growing
Open positions
15
5 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
15 days
faster than 59% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Security
33%
Customer Success
17% ▲
Early Careers
17% ▲
Administrative
8% ▲
HR
8% ▼
Legal
8% ▲
Actively hiring for Security (+3 in 30 days)

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
Utrecht
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Utrecht Netherlands
HQ
Van Deventerlaan 31-51, 3528 AG Utrecht
13 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 54% engineering 200-500 est. staff $79k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Administrative, Finance
seen since Jan 2026 company site, job postings
Leipzig Germany
Regional office
04103 Leipzig
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% remote 10-50 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers
04103 Leipzig
seen since May 2024 company site, job postings

Jobs

≈ $52k – $105k per year (Estimated) • In office • Utrecht
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≈ $52k – $105k per year (Estimated) • In office • Utrecht
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$42k – $67k per year • In office • Utrecht
Red Teaming
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
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$67k – $81k per year • In office • Utrecht
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$67k – $94k per year • In office • Utrecht
Red Teaming
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
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$54k – $74k per year • Hybrid • 4+ years exp • Utrecht
MITRE ATT&CK
SIEM
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$46k – $74k per year • Hybrid • 2+ years exp • Utrecht
Python
Linux
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