Operational Cyber Researcher

Operational Cyber Researcher

Location:

Gloucester, Manchester, London – Onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants – please speak to your recruiter about the options

Requisition

Grade: GG10 – GG12

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. Our people provide mission-changing capability for our customers across a wide variety of platforms and technologies.

We are looking for experienced Researchers that can investigate a wide range of systems and technologies with a focus on discovering and exploiting weaknesses in their design or implementation, and who want to have a meaningful impact on National Security.

Role Description

Technical delivery: be able to systematically deconstruct a wide range of technologies and protocols to perform exploratory research and assessment, as well as experimental development (this includes creating prototypes and simulations).

Mentorship, team-leadership, and collaboration: work in teams to deliver high-quality reports, whilst developing junior team-members.

Adaptability: be able to quickly assess new domains and technologies, knowing which tools and methodologies are best suited to the task at hand.

Security mindset: be capable of identifying vulnerabilities and prioritise avenues of research that will deliver the most value to our customers. Have a working knowledge of vulnerability assessment or penetration-testing techniques.

What we are looking for

Familiarity with a variety of tools (e.g. IDEs, debuggers, source control, Ghidra, FRIDA, Wireshark, VMs) and techniques (e.g. fuzzing, scripting, code injection).

Intermediate to advanced understanding of computing principles (e.g. stack/heap distinction, compiled/interpreted languages).

Proficiency with at least one programming language and the ability to perform scripting or rapid prototype development.

Ability to use and configure more than one major operating system.

Ability to pick up new languages and technologies easily.

Ability to communicate regarding technical topics to a variety of audiences, including non-technical, through presentations and technical reports.

Experience working with teams and leading technical tasks.

Other desirable skills include: experience performing network traffic analysis, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, exploit development, working knowledge of modern cryptography.

Why join us?

You will receive a dedicated training budget to use during your first year with us. This can cover major cybersecurity conferences such as Black Hat, specialist training, and more.

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. We have a number of Diversity and Support groups which cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.

With clear career progression pathways, mentorship, as well as ongoing training throughout your career, you can feel confident that your aptitude will be rewarded.

We offer additional leave to cover Reservist and Cadet Force Adult Volunteer duties.

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. For more details see   . Our recruiters are happy to explain the process.

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