Network Vulnerability Researcher

19 hours ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom NPL Full time

About the Role

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NPL is seeking a skilled Network Vulnerability Researcher to join our team at the UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL). This exciting opportunity will allow you to work on or supporting the latest ground-breaking cyber security and networking technologies on a national and international scale.

You will have a unique experience working with senior government department officials, communications industry leaders and academic professionals, all key stakeholders in the work of UKTL as you help UKTL's leaders to coordinate meetings and briefings. Successful candidates will be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham with the possibility of hybrid working.

We strive to offer a great work-life balance - if you are looking for full-time, part-time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business allows.

Key Responsibilities
  • An interest and aptitude for vulnerability research (either from a professional background or by demonstrating an aptitude).
  • A passion for understanding how things work, testing them, pushing them to their limits, and finding security issues in them.
  • A deep understanding of hardware and software development lifecycles and their impact on security practices.
  • Knowledge of data structures, distributed systems, virtualisation and containerisation technologies.
  • A deep understanding of network protocols and how software works from assembly through to interpreted languages, and everything in between.
  • Knowledge of Linux OS internals. Ability to self-learn any language, given appropriate resources to study and practice.
  • Practical knowledge of common white-hat exploitation toolsets and techniques for common flaws in low-level software, as well as web platforms (e.g. SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, upload/download abuse, RCE).

What You Will Get:

  • A competitive salary of £70,000 - £90,000 per year.
  • 27 days annual leave + bank holidays.
  • Pension scheme with a minimum 5% employer contribution (12% employer contribution if you elect to contribute 6%).
  • Performance related pay review in 2025 (non-contractual).
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Interest free loans (Up to £5k for season ticket loans, house purchase deposit).
  • And much more.


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