Senior Vulnerability Researcher (TS/SCI) — Elite Defender

Researchinnovations.Com; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

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, to solve challenging problems for defense and homeland security.

The role requires an active US Top Secret security clearance and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI access. The candidate will research vulnerabilities across operating systems, kernels, firmware, and embedded devices, develop exploits and bypass mitigations, and build tooling to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research roles.
• Strong knowledge of OS internals and exploit development.
• Active US Top Secret clearance, ability to upgrade to TS/SCI.

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

OS Internals

Kernel Security

Fuzzing / Program Analysis

Public Research

Tools

Python

C

Job description

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

The role requires an active US Top Secret security clearance and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI access. The candidate will research vulnerabilities across operating systems, kernels, firmware, and embedded devices, develop exploits and bypass mitigations, and build tooling to