Security Research Engineer

Searchability NS&D
Southampton, United Kingdom
Today
£75,000 – £95,000 pa

Salary

£75,000 – £95,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
2 Jun 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits Investment in technical development and knowledge sharing Collaborative, inclusive engineering culture Long term, stable programmes with meaningful real-world outcomes

Security Research Engineer, Southampton UK

  • Salary up to £95,000 depending on experience, plus bonus package
  • Onsite role near Southampton
  • Active DV clearance required

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a highly respected technology organisation delivering advanced cyber security and research capabilities into sensitive, high assurance environments. With a long heritage in solving complex technical problems, they invest heavily in innovation, experimentation, and their people.

Due to continued growth within their national security programmes, they are now looking for a skilled Security Research Engineer to strengthen their research capability.

THE BENEFITS

  • Comprehensive benefits covering health, wellbeing, savings, and lifestyle
  • Investment in technical development and knowledge sharing
  • Collaborative, inclusive engineering culture with strong research focus
  • Long term, stable programmes with meaningful real-world outcomes

THE SECURITY RESEARCH ENGINEER ROLE:

As a Security Research Engineer, you will work at the forefront of cyber security research, exploring advanced threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques. You will design and prototype innovative security solutions, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and help transition research into deployable capabilities.

This role suits someone who enjoys deep technical problem solving and working in high stakes environments.

Responsibilities include:

  • Researching emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary techniques
  • Designing and developing novel security tools, solutions, and prototypes
  • Conducting vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and security assessments
  • Collaborating closely with engineers, researchers, and stakeholders
  • Producing technical reports, whitepapers, and customer deliverables
  • Sharing insights and staying current with cyber security developments

SECURITY RESEARCH ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Strong background in cyber security, computer science, or a related discipline
  • Experience with at least one of reverse engineering, exploit development, malware analysis, or secure software development
  • Strong programming skills in C, C++, Python, or similar
  • Solid understanding of operating systems, networks, and system architecture
  • Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving capability

TO BE CONSIDERED:

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via . For further information please call me: .

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Security Research Engineer, Cyber Security, Reverse Engineering, Exploit Development, Malware Analysis, Secure Software Development, Python, C, C++, Vulnerability Research, NSD

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