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Vulnerability Researcher - Consultant

Cambridge, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-31

Core

Assess critical systems for vulnerabilities and develop novel software/hardware cyber defence techniques using a physics-first approach.

Role type

Vulnerability Researcher Consultant

Builds

Proof-of-concept demonstrators and working prototypes for defence and national security clients.

Domain

Cyber security, hardware security, and cyber-physical systems.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | research | client delivery

Required skills

Vulnerability research, low-level system software/hardware interaction, C/C++/Python programming, reverse engineering, network and protocol analysis, simulation and modelling.

Preferred skills

Embedded systems programming, virtualisation and containerisation, client-facing experience, UK Defence and Security sector experience.

Technologies

C, C++, Python, operating system drivers, embedded systems, containers.

Responsibilities

Research potential vulnerabilities for niche applications, generate novel concepts and approaches, rapid prototyping and troubleshooting, analyse results and present conclusions, make recommendations for further research.

Seniority

Consultant, independent contributor with mentorship

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