Cyber Vulnerability Researcher — Onsite UK, Mentorship

Searchability; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated training budget for first 12

Private medical and dental insurance

Minimum 25 days holiday per year

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare vouchers

Staff discount cards

Clear career progression pathways

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Cyber Vulnerability Researcher in Manchester, UK to perform research and reverse engineering on challenging platforms, delivering high-assurance work in a national security context.

You will mentor juniors, develop bespoke tooling, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to meet mission-critical needs. Candidates with vulnerability research, Ghidra/IDA, and low-level programming experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development.
• Familiarity with tools such as Ghidra, IDA, Unicorn, or debuggers.
• Knowledge of low-level programming languages across the application stack.

Responsibilities

• Perform research and reverse engineering on complex platforms.
• Deliver research as part of a collaborative team and mentor junior members.
• Develop bespoke tooling to support mission-critical needs.

Skills

Vulnerability Research

Reverse Engineering

Exploit Development

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Low Level Programming

C

C++

Assembly

Debugging

NSD

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Unicorn

Job description

Searchability is seeking a Cyber Vulnerability Researcher in Manchester, UK to perform research and reverse engineering on challenging platforms, delivering high-assurance work in a national security context.

You will mentor juniors, develop bespoke tooling, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to meet mission-critical needs. Candidates with vulnerability research, Ghidra/IDA, and low-level programming experience are encouraged to apply.