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Vulnerability Researcher/Reverse Engineer
Job in
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, 43224, USA
Listed on 2026-04-17
Listing for:
TekStream Solutions
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-04-17
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our client is currently seeking an aspiring Senior
Vulnerability Researcher to work in their Columbus, OH location.
As a Senior Vulnerability Researcher
, you will work with disassemblers and debuggers to quickly understand how embedded devices operate. You will use and build tools that push past the edge of current tools and techniques. In a given day you will research and debug an embedded device while getting the chance to bounce ideas off of a close-knit team of researchers. We have the tools and the mentors you will need to take yourself to the next level and who are eager to learn from your experience.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study with 8 years of experience;
Master’s degree in related field with 5 years of experience;
PhD in a related field with 2 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience - Develop software to run in user-mode or kernel-mode
- Strong understanding in reading assembly language and using debugging tools
- Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja)
- Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, Power
PC, etc.) - Experience with one or more debuggers (Win Dbg, Olly Dbg, gdb)
- Experience with vulnerability research on one or more operating systems:
Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, MacOS, VxWorks, QNX, RTOSs, or other custom operating systems - Knowledge of advanced exploitation techniques (ret2libc,use-after-free,type confusion)
- Knowledge of exploit protection techniques (DEP, ASLR/NX)
- Ability to code in C
- Understanding of network protocols
- Ability to work individually and in small fast paced team environments
- Passion and drive to constantly need to improve your skill set
- Must Be a US Citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain a Secret or higher clearance
- Experience using fuzzing tools such as AFL or Peach
- Concolic analysis research and implementation
- Experience emulating embedded platforms for live debugging
- Experience with microcontrollers
- Experience with symbolic analysis
- Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one
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