Junior Vulnerability Researcher (Cloud & Containers)

Job description

Job Title: Junior Vulnerability Researcher (Cloud & Containers) Job Category: Engineering: Time Type: Full time: Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Top Secret Employee Type: Regular: Percentage of Travel Required: None: Type of Travel: None: - * * The Opportunity: We are seeking a Vulnerability Researcher with a strong background in systems-level engineering and a passion for cloud security. This role is for a practitioner who has moved beyond the basics and is ready to take ownership of research tasks within the "DNA of the cloud." You will apply your knowledge of container internals and binary analysis to hunt for escapes and logic flaws in Kubernetes environments. You will work as part of a high-performing team, executing complex vulnerability research and developing automated tools to secure national cybersecurity infrastructure. Responsibilities : Execute research into OCI runtimes (runc, crun) and Linux kernel primitives (namespaces, cgroups) to identify breakout and privilege escalation paths. Perform static and dynamic analysis on compiled binaries (Go, Rust, or C++) to map logic and identify potential security vulnerabilities. Develop and maintain custom fuzzing harnesse...