Experienced Vulnerability Researcher

Interrupt Labs; Basingstoke, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Annual bonus

6% matched pension

Training and conference budgets

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance program

4x death in service

Cycle to work scheme

Company socials throughout the year

Free soft drinks, hot drinks, beer and

Job summary

Interrupt Labs is seeking experienced vulnerability researchers to join our team. If you have a background in offensive security and enjoy solving high-impact challenges, we’d love to hear from you. No formal education or certifications required.

You’ll work within the Vulnerability Research and Exploit Development group, focusing on your preferred target set, with strong collaboration across global teams and opportunities to share findings and run workshops.

Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering and exploit development.
• Ability to reason through complex topics to decide on an approach, find impactful vulnerabilities, analyse their root causes and develop PoCs.
• Interested in and passionate about learning new things, taking things apart, and get stuck into new problems and challenges.
• Able to work independently and highly collaboratively.
• Permanent resident and currently based in the UK.

Responsibilities

• You will conduct vulnerability research using a range of approaches and techniques.
• You will develop proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities found, which includes bypassing modern exploit mitigations.
• Our researchers know and learn what they need for their work. You will have access to the tools and infrastructure you need to do your best.
• You will contribute to a collaborative and supportive culture, sharing knowledge and findings with others in a helpful and accessible way.
• You will have the opportunity to participate in and run workshops and other team activities.
• You will have access to training and conferences to help grow and hone your skillsets.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Exploit development

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Job description

We’re always on the lookout for experienced and passionate vulnerability researchers to join our team. If you have a background in offensive security and think collaborating on high-impact challenges with some of the best in the industry sounds like fun, we’d love to hear from you. No formal education or certifications required.

The team:

Vulnerability Research and Exploit Development (VRED) take curiosity, perseverance and exceptional teamwork. You’ll join one of our established platform teams to focus on your preferred target set, backed globally by the entire VRED team. Our platform teams include Android, iOS, Browsers, Hypervisors and Embedded Systems.

The role:

• You will conduct vulnerability research using a range of approaches and techniques.

• You will develop proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities found, which includes bypassing modern exploit mitigations.

• Our researchers know and learn what they need for their work. You will have access to the tools and infrastructure you need to do your best.

• You will contribute to a collaborative and supportive culture, sharing knowledge and findings with others in a helpful and accessible way.

• You will have the opportunity to participate in and run workshops and other team activities.

• You will have access to training and conferences to help grow and hone your skillsets.

The ideal candidate:

• Experience in one or more of vulnerability research, reverse engineering and exploit development.

• Can personally reason through complex topics to decide on approach, find impactful vulnerabilities, analyse their root causes and develop proof-of-concepts.

• Interested in and passionate about learning new things, taking things apart, and get stuck into new problems and challenges.

• Able to work both independently and highly collaboratively.

• A permanent resident and currently based in the UK.

Salary:

Packages are competitive and differ according to researcher experience. Full details can be discussed upon an invitation to interview.

Perks and benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, rising by 1 day per year up to 28 days + bank holidays

• Annual bonus based on company targets

• 6% matched pension

• Training and conference budgets

• Private medical insurance

• Employee assistance program

• 4x death in service

• Cycle to work scheme

• Company socials throughout the year

• Free soft drinks, hot drinks, beer and snacks in office

The location:

You will have the opportunity to work remotely from within the UK, or from one of our offices in Basingstoke and London. The team meets up in-person for workshops, conferences, and socials, so occasional travel will be required

We are proud to be accredited with the Workplace Wellbeing Charter.

Interrupt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.