The Role
Conduct network security research and assess client solutions to validate their security fundamentals. Develop innovative solutions, create technical reports, contribute to client tooling and shared knowledge, and mentor less experienced team members. The role also involves leading and growing technology capability areas, planning research topics, and applying expertise in network protocols, operating systems, programming, reverse engineering, debugging, and source-code review.
Summary Generated by Built In
NCC Group are continuing to expand the newly formed National Security Business Unit.
We are seeking Network Security Researchers to meet future demands in this challenging and exciting field of Cyber security with some of the most challenging and rewarding projects you can imagine with an interesting range of clients.
You would join a truly exceptional team with a wide range of backgrounds and specialisms and a huge depth of experience.
The role would:
- Research new and innovative solutions to challenging client problems.
- Conduct assessments of and research into existing client solutions to prove or disprove their security fundamentals.
- Contribute to team growth in capacity and capability through knowledge sharing and mentoring of colleagues.
- Be suited to someone who enjoys the challenge of working in new areas, being part of the growth a small but capable team.
Key Responsibilities
- Individual and team contribution to projects.
- Leadership and mentoring of less experienced team members.
- Creation of technical reporting on findings.
- Contribution to client tooling and shared knowledge.
- Leading and growing a technology capability area.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Clearance: This role requires the candidate to hold and maintain a high level National Security clearance.
- Experience: Experience of undertaking research type activities either as a function of a role or as an individual.
- Relevant technical experience with the research areas.
- Team leadership / development
- Business systems: Must be competent with standard business systems such as Microsoft tooling etc
- Technical skills: Network protocol and OSI model knowledge
Desirable
Some of the key skills which are of interest to us for this role are:
- Mobile network protocols/architecture knowledge
- Engineering principles
- C and/or C++ Programming Experience
- Scripting Experience (Python/Perl etc)
- Low TRL research
- Source code review
- Reverse Engineering (x86/ARM/PowerPC/MIPS)
- Use of debugging tools (GDB/x64dbg/r2/windbg/frida)
- Use of disassemblers for reverse engineering (IDA/Ghidra)
- Project Management
- An understanding of planning and executing research topics as well as technical ability in the subject area.
Benefits
- Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
- Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
- Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
- Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
- Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
About
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
Skills Required
- Hold and maintain a high-level National Security clearance
- Experience undertaking research activities professionally or independently
- Relevant technical experience in applicable research areas
- Team leadership and development experience
- Competence with standard business systems such as Microsoft tooling
- Knowledge of network protocols and the OSI model
- Knowledge of mobile network protocols and architecture
- Engineering principles
- C or C++ programming experience
- Scripting experience with Python, Perl, or similar languages
- Low-TRL research experience
- Source-code review experience
- Reverse engineering experience across x86, ARM, PowerPC, or MIPS
- Experience using debugging tools such as GDB, x64dbg, radare2, WinDbg, or Frida
- Experience using disassemblers such as IDA or Ghidra
- Project management experience
- Ability to plan and execute research topics
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The Company
What We Do
NCC Group is a global cyber security and resilience company that helps organizations manage risk, strengthen resilience, and build trust. They provide services in cyber security consulting, managed services, technical assurance, and software escrow.
