Operational Cyber Vulnerability Researcher
Operational Cyber Group is a team of industry-leading experts in high-assurance development, research, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research. With a focus on National Security, we work on some of the country’s toughest challenges.
We are looking for experienced Vulnerability Researchers and Reverse Engineers who want to have a meaningful and tangible impact on the National Security of the UK. Whether you have worked in this space before or not, you will receive a dedicated training budget, along with all the mentorship and support to succeed in our team.
Role Description
* Technical delivery: perform vulnerability research and/or reverse engineering on complex and unique challenges, across a myriad of platforms.
* Mentorship, team-leadership, and collaboration: deliver your research as part of a team, whilst knowledge-sharing and mentoring junior team-members.
* Adaptability: work across a range of tools and platforms, picking up new ones or developing bespoke tooling when needed.
* Customer focus: understand what our customers consider to be mission-critical, and how to deliver in line with those needs.
What We Are Looking For
* Experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development (professional background or other e.g. capture the flag challenges, bug bounties).
* Familiarity with a variety of tools and platforms (Ghidra, IDA, Unicorn, debuggers, Android, iOS…).
* Knowledge of low-level programming languages across the application stack.
* Understanding of the exploit development lifecycle from identifying bugs up to proof-of-concept exploits.
* Ability to communicate regarding technical topics to a variety of audiences, including non-technical.
Why join us?
* You will receive a dedicated training budget to use during your first year with us.
* By joining the Operational Cyber Group, you will be addressing the most critical cyber needs of governments and businesses across the globe, with a meaningful and tangible impact on UK National Security.
* Work-life balance is important to us: we can offer a variety of hours to suit individual needs, such as part-time or flexible working around core hours, along with a minimum of 25 days of holiday per year.
* Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, discount cards and more.
* We are a supportive, inclusive and friendly team, committed to helping each other learn and succeed.
* With clear career progression pathways, mentorship, as well as ongoing training throughout your career, you can feel confident that your aptitude will be rewarded.
Please be aware that this role is subject to security restrictions. We do not expect you to have a security clearance before applying, but you will need to be eligible to work in the UK, and be able to successfully achieve an eDV UK security clearance.
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