Camera Exploitation & Firmware Research Engineer

Zealot Labs, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealot Labs, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a security-focused research engineer to join early-stage AI and cyber operations work. You will research and exploit vulnerabilities in IP cameras and surveillance platforms, and develop AI-assisted tooling to accelerate discovery.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, reverse engineering of firmware on embedded Linux, and familiarity with RTSP/ONVIF and network protocols. You will work on cutting-edge projects with ownership and equity options.

Qualifications

• Experience reverse engineering IP camera firmware and embedded Linux systems.
• Strong understanding of RTSP, ONVIF, HTTP/HTTPS, UPnP networking principles.
• Proficiency with firmware extraction, unpacking, and analysis (Binwalk, firmware-mod-kit).
• Vulnerability research experience targeting embedded web servers and network services.
• Strong C/C++ skills and familiarity with ARM architecture.

Responsibilities

• Research and exploit vulnerabilities in IP cameras, surveillance systems, and video management platforms.
• Reverse engineer camera firmware from vendors like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, and others.
• Develop exploit chains targeting camera system network stacks, web interfaces, and RTSP/ONVIF protocols.
• Build automated tooling for large-scale camera system analysis and vulnerability discovery.
• Experience reverse engineering IP camera firmware and embedded Linux systems.
• Strong understanding of network protocols: RTSP, ONVIF, HTTP/HTTPS, UPnP.
• Vulnerability research experience targeting embedded web servers and network services.
• Proficiency with firmware extraction, unpacking, and analysis (Binwalk, firmware-mod-kit).

Skills

C/C++

Firmware analysis

Embedded Linux

RTSP/ONVIF

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Tools

Binwalk

firmware-mod-kit

Ghidra

IDA Pro

ARM toolchain

Job description

Zealot Labs, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a security-focused research engineer to join early-stage AI and cyber operations work. You will research and exploit vulnerabilities in IP cameras and surveillance platforms, and develop AI-assisted tooling to accelerate discovery.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, reverse engineering of firmware on embedded Linux, and familiarity with RTSP/ONVIF and network protocols. You will work on cutting-edge projects with ownership and equity options.