Senior Vulnerability Researcher: Kernel & Embedded Security

Researchinnovations.Com; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Health insurance coverage

Paid time off

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Research Innovations Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to independently explore and exploit complex systems, from kernels to embedded platforms, for defense and homeland security applications.

This role requires top-tier technical excellence, autonomy, and the ability to advance high-impact research with minimal guidance. The candidate will lead vulnerability research across operating systems and architectures, perform in-depth reverse engineering, and contribute to tooling and

Qualifications

• Experience leading vulnerability research across OSes, kernels, firmware, and embedded platforms.
• Ability to scope ambiguous attack surfaces and drive research from hypothesis to validated findings.
• Deep reverse engineering and in-memory analysis of binaries across architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced vulnerability research across operating systems, kernels, firmware, and embedded platforms.
• Independently scope attack surfaces and drive research from hypothesis to validated findings.
• Perform deep reverse engineering and in-memory analysis of compiled binaries across architectures.
• Design exploitation techniques and evaluate mitigations against real-world weaknesses.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to shape direction and improve research quality.
• Translate findings into actionable insights for internal stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

OS internals

Exploit development

Mentoring

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

Research Innovations Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to independently explore and exploit complex systems, from kernels to embedded platforms, for defense and homeland security applications.

This role requires top-tier technical excellence, autonomy, and the ability to advance high-impact research with minimal guidance. The candidate will lead vulnerability research across operating systems and architectures, perform in-depth reverse engineering, and contribute to tooling and