Principal Security Researcher

Prism Digital; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A niche security SaaS company in Greater London is seeking two experienced Principal Security Researchers to join their growing team. The role involves identifying vulnerabilities within clients' infrastructures and guiding them on remediation. The ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience in security research, strong scripting skills in Python or GoLang, and hold CRT or OSCP certifications. This position offers a competitive salary of £80,000 - £90,000, along with benefits like a competitive pension, shares, private health insurance, and remote working opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pension

Shares

Private health insurance via AXA

Quarterly UK meetups

28-day holidays (including bank holidays)

Yearly salary reviews

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years as a security researcher with proven experience finding vulnerabilities.
• Experience scripting in Python and/or GoLang to find vulnerabilities at scale.
• Must have CRT / OSCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Identify weaknesses within clients' infrastructure and applications.
• Explain vulnerabilities to clients and their impacts.
• Guide clients on patching the identified vulnerabilities.

Skills

Security research experience

Scripting in Python

Scripting in GoLang

Finding vulnerabilities

Knowledge of CVEs

Education

CRT / OSCP

Job description

Job Description

Principal Security Researcher | Scripting, CRT/OSCP & CVEs | Security SaaS

Principal Security Researchers / Pen Testers / Red Teamers / Bounty Hunters.

Prism Digital have partnered with a super interesting and niche VC-backed client specialising in attack surface management and automated red teaming. Their platform provides organisations with real-time visibility into their attack surface and potential exploitable vulnerabilities.

They have received numerous awards for being an up-and-coming security SaaS product company and show no signs of slowing down their growth. They've completed Series A funding, raising $29 million across three funding rounds, and are now seeking two Principal Security Researchers / Pen Testers / Red Teamers / Bounty Hunters.

This role sits within their Labs function, where you will be responsible for identifying weaknesses within their clients infrastructure, applications and overall estate. For the security vulnerabilities you find, you will be expected to explain the vulnerability to their client, the impact of the vulnerability and if possible the process they'd go to patch this vulnerability.

Key Requirements

• 3 years+ as a security researcher with proven experience finding vulnerabilities
• Scripting in Python and/or GoLang, so you can find security vulnerabilities at scale
• CRT / OSCP (must have)
• Published CVEs

Nice to have

• CCSAS / CCT (nice to have)
• Spoken at conferences - shows passion and deep security interest

The Package

• £80,000 - £90,000
• Competitive Pension
• Shares
• Private Health Insurance via AXA
• Remote Working
• Quartely UK Meetups
• 28-day holidays (including bank holidays)
• Yearly salary reviews

This role does not accept applicants outside of the UK, nor does it offer sponsorship