Vulnerability Researcher – Global
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Vulnerability Researcher researching software vulnerabilities and exploits for TrendAI, an AI security leader. Delivering detection intelligence, tooling, reports, and conference-ready security research.
Responsibilities:
- Research newly discovered vulnerabilities in a wide range of software products
- Reverse engineer and research network protocols, file formats, and software
- Develop and verify proof-of-concept files and exploit code
- Produce reports describing software vulnerabilities and detection of attack vectors
- Monitor security industry publications, news groups, and online sources for newly discovered vulnerabilities and emerging threats
- Implement new and improve existing tools to automate and streamline vulnerability research
- Collaborate with vulnerability researchers on research, analysis, and report production
- Deliver actionable guidance to TrendAI product teams
- Support sales and marketing through research publications, white papers, blogs, security conferences, and tradeshows
Requirements:
- Functional understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack and higher-level networking protocols, including wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, and routing protocols
- Experience in static and dynamic reverse engineering binaries across architectures such as x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, and 68k
- Knowledge of operating system internals
- Ability to analyze and describe vulnerabilities and attack methods
- Familiarity with IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, WinDbg, gdb, LLDB, and Wireshark
- Proficiency in at least two of C/C++, assembly language, Java, Python, and .NET
- Ability to produce reliable exploits for a wide range of vulnerabilities
- Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Reliable and dependable team player
- Great attention to detail and personal quality assurance
- Self-directed and self-motivated, with ability to work with minimal supervision
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field preferred but not required
- Industry experience performing a similar technical role preferred but not required
Benefits:
- Company performance-based bonus
- Strong benefits for you and your family
- Opportunities to grow skills across cutting-edge technology
- Work-life balance
- Team connection
- Inclusive and collaborative culture
- Benefits vary by candidate location; benefits summary available upon request
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