Anson McCade
Cyber Vulnerability Researcher
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Job Role: Cyber Vulnerability Researcher
Location: Gloucester Manchester
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits Package
The Opportunity
Join a highly specialised cyber team working on some of the UK's most challenging National Security projects. You'll be working alongside industry-leading experts in vulnerability research, reverse engineering and cyber operations, helping to solve complex technical problems that have a real-world impact.
Whether your experience comes from industry, security research, bug bounty programmes or Capture The Flag competitions, you'll benefit from extensive training, structured mentorship and exceptional opportunities for professional growth.
Why Join This Team?
- Dedicated training budget in your first year
- Specialist cyber security courses and conference opportunities
- Clear progression pathways and ongoing mentorship
- Flexible and part-time working options
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Minimum 25 days annual leave
- Inclusive and supportive team culture
- Opportunity to work on projects that directly support National Security
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What You'll Be Doing
- Conduct vulnerability research across a variety of platforms and technologies
- Perform reverse engineering on complex software and systems
- Support exploit development and proof-of-concept creation
- Develop bespoke tooling to support research activities
- Work closely with multidisciplinary cyber teams
- Share knowledge and support junior team members
- Deliver solutions aligned to customer and operational requirements
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About You
- Experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering or exploit development
- Familiarity with tools such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, Unicorn and debugging platforms
- Understanding of low-level programming and system internals
- Knowledge of the exploit development lifecycle
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to different audiences
- Passion for cyber security and emerging technologies
Interested?
If you're looking for an opportunity to work on cutting-edge cyber challenges, develop specialist expertise and contribute to meaningful projects with genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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