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Cyber Researcher

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

£ Competitive

Cyber Researcher

Location: Gloucester, Manchester or London

Our world class team of Cyber Researchers and Reverse Engineers tackle some of the most interesting problems with a meaningful and tangible impact on the national security of the UK. We are growing our Cyber Developer team significantly and are looking for a diverse range of talent from experienced Software Engineers with a proven track record to those with a keen interest and aptitude looking to develop their skills in this exciting space!

We have a community of technical specialists with a friendly and inclusive culture with great opportunities to learn from experts and make use of a carefully curated training plan with some of the best trainers and conferences available.

Job Summary

An operational cyber researcher is able to plan and perform research into a wide range of systems and technologies with a focus on discovering and exploiting weaknesses in their design or implementation. The role provides technical guidance for customers as well as supporting bids and proposals. An operational cyber researcher has broad skills which generally involve, but are not limited to, the following activities: Exploratory Research

Vulnerability & Technical Research

Experimental Development

Key Responsibilities

Researchers undertaking exploratory research are expected to: Rapidly summarise and assess new domains

Provide domain knowledge for technical analysis, experimental development and subsequent engineering

Researchers undertaking vulnerability & technical research are expected to: Know which pen-testing and reverse engineering tools and methodologies are appropriate to a given problem

Have experience of advanced vulnerability assessment techniques such as fuzzing and code injection

Researchers undertaking experimental development are expected to: Develop, assess and prioritize prototype and simulated capabilities

Mandatory Skills and Experience Required

A wide range of skills are required for Cyber Research. The number one skill is being able to think systematically and take logical steps towards deconstructing a complex system. For lower-level work, an intermediate/advanced understanding of how computers work is important (eg knowing the difference between the heap and the stack, and between compiled and interpreted languages).

More required skills for this role include: Technical writing

Presentation skills

Innovative problem solving

Team working

Technical Analysis:

Scripting (e.g. with Python)

Rapid development of prototypes or simulations (e.g. with C#)

Other Desirable Skills and Experience

As well as the above, an Operational Cyber Researcher will need skills and experience in at least one of the areas below. An ideal candidate will cover several areas.

Skills

Technical Analysis: Network traffic analysis

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability analysis

Exploit development

Exploratory Research: OSINT and interacting with SMEs

Developing new research skills as appropriate

General: Technical Leadership

Team management

Knowledge

Exploratory Research: Network architecture and security

Risk assessment

Systems engineering

Architectural frameworks

Technical Analysis: Processor architecture

Operating systems and firmware

Standard and domain-specific protocols and data formats

Experimental Development: Software development life cycle

Assured development practices (at a high-level)

Technology

A wide range of tools exist, and the researcher should be able to determine which are most appropriate for a given task. Types of tools used include: Scripting languages (e.g. Python)

Traffic capture and analysis tools (e.g. Wireshark)

Disassemblers (e.g. IDA Pro)

Debuggers (e.g. gdb)

Decompilers (e.g. Hex-Rays Decompiler)

Virtualization environments

Integrated development environments

Domain-specific simulation and development tools

How you will be supported: Work-life balance is important; you'll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before

You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working

Our flexible benefits package includes; private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more

You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Don't know a particular technology? Your learning and development is key to your future career

You'll be part of our bonus scheme

You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing

Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. For more guidance on National Security Vetting please click here.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.

Division overview: Government

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating.

As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.

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