Operational Cyber Researcher

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London  BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Operational Cyber Researcher Job Title:   Operational Cyber Researcher Job City:  London 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…