Windows Vulnerability Researcher Key Role: Deliver production grade offensive capabilities as an expert in Android vulnerability research and exploit development. Discover, weaponize, and operationalize previously unknown vulnerabilities in the Android ecosystem, performing work that directly enables strategic intelligence collection and cyber effects missions. Perform advanced vulnerability research across Windows kernel, user mode components, Hyper V, and hardware assisted security features. Develop reliable exploits targeting user applications, system services, kernel drivers, virtualization layers, and firmware subsystems. Engineer persistent CNO implants and infrastructure using C/C , Python, and Windows APIs. Reverse engineer closed source binaries and system components at scale. Bypass modern mitigations such as ASLR, CFG, CET, HVCI, kernel patch protection, driver signature enforcement, and application sandboxing. Author comprehensive technical documentation for delivery and sustainment. Contribute to capability roadmaps and emerging tradecraft development. Utilize AI and LLM powered tooling to accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploit implementation. Basic
Qualifications:3 years of 3 years of experience:in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development development development development development development development development development development developmentExperience using C or C , Python, and Windows APIs
Experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, WinDbg, x64dbg, or ProcDump
Experience with vulnerability discovery and weaponization
Experience defeating kernel hardening, sandboxing, and attestation mechanisms
Experience with GitLab CI/CD for implant build pipelines TS/SCI
clearance:with a t>with at>with a polygraph:HS diploma or GED Additional D Additional Qualifications:Experience publishing research or tools recognized within the offensive security community
Experience providing operational support to IC or DoD cyber mission forces
Experience contributing to Windows exploit frameworks or public CVE discoveries Knowledge of x86 64 architecture and assembly Ability to achieve code execution in ring 0 and hypervisor contexts
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility
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