Emergent Threats & Metasploit Lead Researcher

X4V Rapid7 LLC; United States; Remote; USD 156,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapid7 is seeking an experienced vulnerability researcher to lead Emergent Threat Response and Metasploit work, with zero-day research as a secondary focus. You will analyze newly disclosed vulnerabilities, reproduce exploits, and publish clear analyses to guide defenders and customers.

The role sits at Staff level, a senior technical leader track, focusing on rapid n-day analysis and improving Metasploit for the security community.

Qualifications

• Expertise across major vulnerability classes and exploitation techniques.
• Experience developing complex exploit chains from scratch.
• Strong reverse engineering and binary/code diffing skills.
• Understanding of networking and OS internals; ability to explain risks clearly.
• Track record writing about vulnerabilities for public audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Emergent Threat Response and Metasploit work.
• Publish rigorous root cause analyses for defenders.
• Advise detection and vulnerability teams for rapid coverage.
• Mentor researchers through reviews and guidance.
• Represent research through talks, media, and publications.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Exploit development

Reverse engineering

Networking

Technical writing

Code tooling

Mentoring

Communication

Threat analysis

Tools

Metasploit

Patch diffs

Job description

Rapid7 is seeking an experienced vulnerability researcher to lead Emergent Threat Response and Metasploit work, with zero-day research as a secondary focus. You will analyze newly disclosed vulnerabilities, reproduce exploits, and publish clear analyses to guide defenders and customers.

The role sits at Staff level, a senior technical leader track, focusing on rapid n-day analysis and improving Metasploit for the security community.