Space Cybersecurity Engineer — Offensive Security

VisionSpace; Figueira da Foz; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VisionSpace is seeking a cybersecurity professional with an offensive security mindset to tackle high-impact challenges in Space and Defense. You will dig deep into systems, protocols, and code, leading security research, vulnerability assessments, and exploit development when needed.

The role requires a PhD or 5+ years of hands-on experience, strong Python and C skills, and the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field or 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in offensive security, vulnerability research, exploit development, or penetration testing.
• Strong hands-on experience in offensive security, security research, vulnerability assessment, or penetration testing.
• Solid programming skills in Python and C.
• Experience with networking protocols.
• Hacker mindset: creative, persistent, curious, and able to think beyond conventional approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to security research, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing activities.
• Identify, analyze, and validate vulnerabilities in complex systems and applications.
• Support or drive exploit development for discovered weaknesses.
• Produce clear, high-quality technical documentation and customer-facing reports.
• Contribute to the delivery of cybersecurity projects and services across diverse domains.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to improve security of advanced systems.

Skills

Python

C

Networking protocols

Hacker mindset

Mental flexibility

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

VisionSpace is seeking a cybersecurity professional with an offensive security mindset to tackle high-impact challenges in Space and Defense. You will dig deep into systems, protocols, and code, leading security research, vulnerability assessments, and exploit development when needed.

The role requires a PhD or 5+ years of hands-on experience, strong Python and C skills, and the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams in demanding environments.