Senior Security Researcher - Remote

Overview

The Senior Security Researcher will drive vulnerability discovery and analysis within Rapid7’s Vulnerability Intelligence team, researching threats and providing actionable insights to help organizations defend against them.

In Short

• Drive vulnerability discovery and analysis.
• Research zero-day and n-day threats.
• Develop exploits and publish root cause analyses.
• Collaborate across teams for coordinated responses.
• Conduct zero-day vulnerability research on enterprise technologies.
• Advise security engineers on vulnerability detection.
• Hands-on experience with exploitation techniques.
• Experience with security research tooling.
• Mentor and collaborate across teams.
• Join a dynamic and collaborative workplace.

Requirements

• Experience with common vulnerability classes.
• Ability to produce vulnerability root cause analyses.
• Hands-on experience with reverse engineering.
• Prior experience developing Metasploit modules is a plus.
• Familiarity with security research tools like IDA and Ghidra.
• Instinct for obtaining or emulating vulnerable software.
• Deep empathy for security challenges faced by organizations.
• Willingness to listen and mentor.
• Collaborative mindset.
• Excitement to tackle challenges in cybersecurity.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic team.
• Impactful work in cybersecurity.
• Access to collaborative workplace culture.
• Support for professional growth and development.
• Engagement with innovative security solutions.