Vulnerability Researcher

Searchability NS&D; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

8% employer pension contribution

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Training & development

Conferences & socials

Relocation support

Electric car & cycle-to-work

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking a Vulnerability Researcher in Cheltenham, UK. The role focuses on analyzing complex software and hardware to identify vulnerabilities and understand exploitation methods across reverse engineering, OS internals and low-level analysis.

You will work hybrid, three days on site weekly, with opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge security research and professional growth within a highly skilled team.

Qualifications

• Experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra.
• Knowledge of vulnerability research, bug hunting or ethical hacking.
• Understanding of exploitation techniques and mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex software, systems and devices to identify vulnerabilities and understand exploitation paths.
• Work across areas including reverse engineering, operating system internals, exploitation techniques and low-level software analysis.
• Collaborate with teams on mitigations and secure design considerations.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Ethical hacking

C/C++

Linux internals

ARM/AARCH64/x86

Exploitation techniques

IDoPro/Ghidra

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

Vulnerability Researcher – Cheltenham, UK

• Up to £85,000 Depending on Experience
• Hybrid working, 3 days per week onsite
• Active DV clearance required

ABOUT THE CLIENT:

Our client is a specialist technology organisation working on technically challenging research and security projects. You will join a highly skilled team where technical excellence, curiosity and problem solving are encouraged, with opportunities to develop your expertise across vulnerability research, reverse engineering and offensive security.

THE BENEFITS:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• 8% employer pension contribution with no minimum employee contribution
• Annual company bonus scheme
• Private medical cover and annual health assessment
• Training and development opportunities
• Regular technical conferences, seminars and company socials
• Enhanced family leave
• Electric car and cycle-to-work schemes
• Relocation support where applicable

THE VULNERABILITY RESEARCHER ROLE:

As a Vulnerability Researcher, you will investigate complex software, systems and devices to identify vulnerabilities and understand how they can be exploited. You will work across areas including reverse engineering, operating system internals, exploitation techniques and low-level software analysis.

Depending on your background, you may also work with network protocols, mobile platforms, embedded systems and hardware debugging.

VULNERABILITY RESEARCHER ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra
• Knowledge of vulnerability research, bug hunting or ethical hacking
• Understanding of exploitation techniques and mitigations
• Knowledge of Linux and operating system internals
• Familiarity with C or C++
• Knowledge of architectures such as ARM, AARCH64, x86 or x64
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Vulnerability Research, Vulnerability Researcher, Reverse Engineering, IDA Pro, Ghidra, Exploit Development, Exploitation, Ethical Hacking, C, C++, Linux, ARM, AARCH64, x86, x64, Cyber Security, NSD