Cyber Threat Research & Prototyping Engineer

Forward Role Secure; Cheltenham; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Forward Role Secure is seeking a hands-on cyber security researcher to translate research into real-world impact. You will work across the full lifecycle from threat intelligence to prototyping, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on challenges that matter.

You'll conduct vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and security assessments across multiple platforms, and contribute to reports, whitepapers, and customer-facing deliverables while staying ahead of the latest security

Formación

• Strong background in cyber security, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in reverse engineering, exploit development, malware analysis, or secure software development.
• Proficiency in at least one systems or scripting language (e.g. C/C++, Python, or similar).
• Solid understanding of operating systems internals, networking, and system architecture.
• Sharp analytical mindset with a methodical approach to problem-solving.

Responsabilidades

• Research emerging cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques in depth.
• Design and develop novel security tools, solutions, and prototypes.
• Conduct vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and security assessments across a range of platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition research outputs into real-world capabilities.
• Contribute to technical reports, whitepapers, and customer-facing deliverables.
• Stay ahead of the latest security developments and share insights across the wider team.

Conocimientos

Cyber security

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Programming

Educación

CS degree

Herramientas

Python

C/C++

Descripción del empleo

Forward Role Secure is seeking a hands-on cyber security researcher to translate research into real-world impact. You will work across the full lifecycle from threat intelligence to prototyping, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on challenges that matter.

You'll conduct vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and security assessments across multiple platforms, and contribute to reports, whitepapers, and customer-facing deliverables while staying ahead of the latest security