Senior Exploit Developer & Security Researcher

Hackajob Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Private medical cover

8% pension contribution

Annual health assessment

Bonus scheme

O'Reilly books subscription

Company events

Job summary

Hackajob Ltd, in partnership with CoreTech Security, is seeking an experienced Exploit Developer in the UK. The role focuses on developing exploits across ARM, x86, and other architectures, with emphasis on exploiting vulnerabilities and bypassing mitigations.

The candidate will reverse engineer binaries, analyze complex security issues, and collaborate with researchers to deliver real-world, impactful security solutions for UK clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in exploit development and vulnerability research.
• Candidates should have commercial industry experience and strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to document complex technical findings clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Develop capabilities and exploits across architectures.
• Analyse and defeat existing and future mitigation techniques.
• Reverse engineer binaries and design practical real-world solutions.
• Collaborate with vulnerability researchers to maximize impact of findings.

Skills

Exploit development

Commercial experience

Reverse engineering (IDA Pro/Ghidra)

C/C++/Assembly

ARM/AARCH64/x86/x64/MIPS

Linux internals

Android/iOS internals

Documentation of findings

DV clearance

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

Hackajob Ltd, in partnership with CoreTech Security, is seeking an experienced Exploit Developer in the UK. The role focuses on developing exploits across ARM, x86, and other architectures, with emphasis on exploiting vulnerabilities and bypassing mitigations.

The candidate will reverse engineer binaries, analyze complex security issues, and collaborate with researchers to deliver real-world, impactful security solutions for UK clients.