DV Cleared Exploit Research Engineer

CoreTech Security Services; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension 8% employer contribution

Private medical cover

Relocation assistance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Training and development

Company events

Job summary

CoreTech Security Services in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced Exploit Developer to join our vulnerability research team. You will work on bespoke products and research for UK cyber security clients, applying low-level exploitation and reverse engineering skills.

The role requires deep technical capability, problem-solving mindset, and the ability to document findings clearly. You will collaborate with top engineers and contribute to tooling and methodologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability research and exploit development.
• Familiarity with disassembly tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra.
• Experience documenting complex findings clearly.
• Active DV clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Developing capability and exploits across architectures.
• Analyzing and defeating mitigation techniques.
• Reverse engineering binaries.
• Designing and productising solutions with real-world impact.
• Growing team capabilities with novel tools and strategies.
• Collaborating with other developers and engineers.

Skills

Exploit development

Reverse engineering

C/C++/Assembly

Linux internals

DV clearance

ARM/AArch64/x86

Job description

CoreTech Security Services in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced Exploit Developer to join our vulnerability research team. You will work on bespoke products and research for UK cyber security clients, applying low-level exploitation and reverse engineering skills.

The role requires deep technical capability, problem-solving mindset, and the ability to document findings clearly. You will collaborate with top engineers and contribute to tooling and methodologies.