NETSCOUT is a network performance-management and security company that employs approximately 1,194 people worldwide. The organization recently added 28 employees while 50 departed, resulting in a modest net reduction in overall staff size. Its workforce is split across product engineering, customer-facing roles, and corporate functions that support its service assurance and cybersecurity offerings. The headcount data highlights a balanced talent strategy that blends technical depth with go-to-market and operational expertise.
Engineering is NETSCOUT’s largest department with about 462 employees, underscoring the company’s emphasis on research, development, and product support. Sales and Support follow with roughly 363 employees, reflecting the importance of customer engagement and technical service delivery. Corporate functions such as Business Management (81 employees), Finance & Administration (62), Information Technology (61), and Marketing & Product (60) provide the infrastructure required to scale operations. Smaller yet critical teams in Operations, Human Resources, Legal, and an assorted “Other” category collectively account for just over 100 additional employees, rounding out the talent mix.
Headquarters functions are split among several U.S. hubs, led by Boston, Massachusetts (168 employees) and Dallas, Texas (154). Secondary engineering and sales clusters are present in San Francisco and San Jose, each with about 31 employees, while Colorado Springs hosts 26 staff members focused on government and defense-related initiatives. Internationally, NETSCOUT maintains development and support centers in Pune and Bengaluru, India, alongside smaller U.S. offices in Washington, D.C., and Ann Arbor, Michigan. A sizable remote and field-based contingent, categorized as “Other,” accounts for 743 employees, illustrating the company’s distributed workforce model.