Vulnerability Research Intern: Security & Binary Analysis

Research Innovations Inc; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Office amenities

Job summary

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is seeking Vulnerability Researcher Interns to join our Cyber Security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers.

This internship does not require an active US security clearance but does require the ability and willingness to obtain one, and you will work with cutting-edge tools and real-world software analysis.

Qualifications

• Written code in Python and at least one compiled language (preferably C).
• Strong foundation in low-level systems concepts: memory layout, CPU architecture basics (x86/ARM/MIPS), OS internals, or compiler behavior.
• Experience with vulnerability research, binary analysis, and reverse engineering through coursework and online wargames, CTF competitions, or related platforms
• Used tools such as IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or debuggers during academic or practical exercises.
• Gained familiarity with security fundamentals such as exploit mitigations (ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries), cryptographic concepts, and protocol behavior (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS).

Responsibilities

• Using and improving internal tools to identify vulnerable code patterns in real-world software
• Binary analysis and instrumentation, performing both static and dynamic analysis
• Software development to scale and prioritize research efforts
• Technical, challenging work across a variety of technologies - this is not a policy or compliance related position

Skills

Python

C

Low-level systems

Vulnerability research

Binary analysis

Reverse engineering

IDA

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

Debuggers

Exploit mitigations

Cryptography

TCP/IP

HTTP

DNS

Tools

IDA

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

Debuggers

Job description

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is seeking Vulnerability Researcher Interns to join our Cyber Security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers.

This internship does not require an active US security clearance but does require the ability and willingness to obtain one, and you will work with cutting-edge tools and real-world software analysis.