Senior Vulnerability Researcher (Cyber262)
Research Innovationsabout 3 hours ago
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Senior
Responsibilities
- Lead advanced vulnerability research across operating systems, kernels, firmware, and embedded platforms.
- Independently scope ambiguous attack surfaces and drive research from hypothesis to validated findings.
- Perform deep reverse engineering and in-memory analysis of compiled binaries across multiple architectures.
- Design and execute novel exploitation techniques and evaluate mitigation strategies.
- Analyze undocumented system behavior and extend internal interfaces to support research goals.
- Collaborate with senior researchers to shape technical direction and improve research quality.
- Translate low-level technical findings into clear insights for stakeholders and customers.
- Contribute to research culture through mentorship and improvements to tools and methodologies.
Requirements
- Active US Top Secret security clearance.
- Experience conducting high-impact vulnerability research with minimal guidance.
- Deep understanding of operating system internals and kernel subsystems.
- Proficiency in reverse engineering complex binaries and firmware.
- Ability to develop proof-of-concept exploits demonstrating meaningful impact.
- Strong intuition for exploit mitigations and their limitations.
- Experience writing research tooling and scripts in languages like Python or C.
- Excellent communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedules.
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
- Paid time off and parental leave.
- 401k with company match.
- Access to wellness programs.
- Comfortable office amenities including a game room and massage chair.
Tech Stack
CiOSLinuxmacOSPythonWindows
Categories
EmbeddedSecurity