Security Researcher

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Anson McCade is seeking an experienced Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher to join a highly skilled team in Manchester. This role focuses on cutting-edge vulnerability discovery, reverse engineering, and exploiting techniques in diverse platforms.

You will develop bespoke tooling, analyse threats, and collaborate with cyber specialists to stay ahead of emerging vulnerabilities. Onsite work with up to £75,000 salary plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in high assurance development, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development.
• Hands-on cyber security researcher with a passion for researching complex technical problems.
• Experience with industry-standard tooling such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, debuggers, emulators, and analysis frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of low-level programming concepts and languages (C, C++, Assembly, Rust).
• Solid understanding 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 collaborating with a team.

Responsibilities

• Conducting advanced vulnerability research across platforms, OS, 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 technically demanding challenges.
• Staying at the forefront of emerging vulnerabilities and security research.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

C/C++

Assembly

Rust

OS internals

Network protocol knowledge

Debugging tools

IDAs/analysis tools

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

Debuggers

Emulators

Analysis frameworks

Job description

Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher

Location: Manchester (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.