Cyber Vulnerability Researcher – Onsite UK (SC Cleared)

Searchability NS&D; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget

Private medical and dental insurance

25 days holiday

Cycle to work

Childcare vouchers

Staff discount cards

Clear career progression

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in Manchester, UK is seeking a Cyber Vulnerability Researcher for an onsite, full-time role. You will perform research and reverse engineering on unique challenges, delivering results within a collaborative team and mentoring junior members.

Active SC clearance or higher is required. Salary up to £75,000, with a strong focus on customer outcomes and high-assurance development across demanding security environments.

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.
• Understanding of the exploit development lifecycle from identifying bugs to proof of concept.
• Ability to communicate technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability research and reverse engineering on diverse platforms to identify weaknesses.
• Deliver research as part of a collaborative team and mentor junior members.
• Develop bespoke tooling to support vulnerability research and exploitation activities.
• Ensure customer-focused, high-assurance development across projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate findings into actionable mitigations.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Exploit development

Low-level programming

Communication

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Unicorn

Debuggers

Job description

Searchability NS&D in Manchester, UK is seeking a Cyber Vulnerability Researcher for an onsite, full-time role. You will perform research and reverse engineering on unique challenges, delivering results within a collaborative team and mentoring junior members.

Active SC clearance or higher is required. Salary up to £75,000, with a strong focus on customer outcomes and high-assurance development across demanding security environments.