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DV or eDV Cleared Vulnerability Researcher

iO Associates
Cheltenham
10 months ago
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DV or eDV Cleared Vulnerability Researcher

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Hybrid Working - Cheltenham

Looking for candidates with DV (MOD) or eDV Clearance

iO Associates are currently looking for a skilledVulnerability Researcher that hold active DV (MOD) or eDV Clearanceto join our client on a hybrid working basis (out of Cheltenham).

Due to the nature of the work, this consultancy is looking for individuals with prior experience working within defence, central government or national security.

We're looking for candidates who have ideally worked out of Cheltenham before and have held the relevant clearances currently or in the past. Our client needs someone who understands how this sort of client operates so previous experience within working witin central government is highly desirable.

Your responsibility will be to research and analyse software and cyber vulnerabilities, exploitation methods, track new vectors and discover novel methods in software security.

The ideal candidate will have:

Vulnerability analyst and solutions experienceExperience working within national security and intelligence environmentWriting vulnerability checksInvestigating operating systems / devices / serversAny C / C++ experience will be hugley desirable

If interested, please upload your most up to date CV / send it too , and we will call you to discuss the role in more detail.

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