Senior Security Researcher - Exploit & Reverse Engineering

Researchinnovations.Com; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Research Innovations Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to independently explore and exploit complex systems, from kernels to embedded platforms, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact in defense and homeland security.

The role requires deep technical problem-solving and the ability to deliver concrete results. The position anticipates an Active US Top Secret security clearance with potential upgrade to TS/SCI, and placement across multiple sites including Florida and Texas.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research roles.
• Strong knowledge of OS internals and low-level systems.
• Experience developing exploits and bypassing mitigations.
• Public research, conference talks, publications, or open-source contributions.

Responsibilities

• Research vulnerabilities across operating systems, kernels, hypervisors, firmware, embedded systems, and complex applications.
• Reverse engineer binaries and system components to identify novel attack surfaces.
• Develop exploits, mitigation bypasses, and proof-of-concepts against modern targets.
• Build tooling and emulation environments to support vulnerability discovery, analysis, and exploitation.
• Collaborate with other researchers to drive impactful security research.

Skills

Reverse Engineering

Vulnerability Research

Exploit Development

Python

C

OS Internals

Firmware

Hypervisor Research

Fuzzing

Team Collaboration

Job description

Research Innovations Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to independently explore and exploit complex systems, from kernels to embedded platforms, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact in defense and homeland security.

The role requires deep technical problem-solving and the ability to deliver concrete results. The position anticipates an Active US Top Secret security clearance with potential upgrade to TS/SCI, and placement across multiple sites including Florida and Texas.