Security Researcher

Anson McCade; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Anson McCade in Gloucester seeks an experienced Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher to join a highly skilled team. The role focuses on deep technical research, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation, with an onsite requirement in Gloucester.

You will conduct advanced vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development, creating bespoke tooling and collaborating across cyber specialists to push the boundaries of security research.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in high assurance development, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development.
• Hands-on cyber security researcher with a passion for technical problems and discovery.
• Experience with industry-standard tooling for analysis and exploitation (IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja).

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced vulnerability research across platforms, OSes, and technologies.
• Perform reverse engineering of software, firmware, and embedded systems.
• Research and analyse threats, exploits, and attack techniques.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits and support exploitation activities.
• Create bespoke tooling to support research and operational objectives.
• Collaborate with cyber specialists to solve complex challenges.
• Stay at the forefront of new vulnerabilities and attack methodologies.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Exploit development

Low-level programming

OS internals

Network protocols

Application security

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

Debuggers

Emulators

Analysis frameworks

Job description

Overview

Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher

Location: Gloucester (5 Days Onsite)

Salary: Up to £75,000 + Benefits

We''re seeking an experienced Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher to join a highly skilled team focused on delivering cutting-edge cyber capabilities. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in deep technical research environments and wants to push the boundaries of vulnerability discovery and exploitation.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Conducting advanced vulnerability research across a range of platforms, operating systems, and technologies.
• Performing detailed reverse engineering of software, firmware, and embedded systems.
• Researching and analysing complex threats, exploits, and attack techniques.
• Developing proof-of-concept exploits and supporting exploitation activities.
• Creating bespoke tooling to support research and operational objectives.
• Collaborating with other cyber specialists to solve unique and technically demanding challenges.
• Staying at the forefront of emerging vulnerabilities, attack methodologies, and security research.

What We\'re Looking For

• Proven expertise in high assurance development, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development.
• Strong background as a hands-on cyber security researcher with a genuine passion for researching complex technical problems.
• Experience using industry-standard tooling such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, debuggers, emulators, and analysis frameworks.
• Excellent understanding of low-level programming concepts and languages such as C, C++, Assembly, or Rust.
• Strong knowledge of operating system internals, network protocols, and application security.
• Experience identifying, analysing, and exploiting vulnerabilities across modern platforms.
• Ability to work independently on complex research challenges while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

If you\'re a vulnerability researcher who lives and breathes reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, and advanced cyber research, we\'d love to hear from you.