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Senior Security Researcher

Xact Placements Limited
Wharfedale Road, London
Jun 11, 2026
TBDunknown$70,000 - $95,000

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Compensation
$70,000 - $95,000

Job Description

Salary: £70,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements

  • 5 years of real-world offensive security or red teaming experience
  • Deep understanding of how to compromise organisations without relying on public CVEs
  • Ability to think like an attacker and work without fixed scopes or playbooks
  • Scripting skills in Python, Go, or similar languages to automate exploits, discovery, or tooling
  • Industry certifications such as CCSAS, CCT, CRT, or OSCP, or equivalent real-world hacking experience
  • Self-driven, curious, and relentless mindset

Responsibilities

  • Discover innovative, high-impact vulnerabilities across global enterprises
  • Hunt for weaknesses that matter, including RCE and other impactful issues
  • Collaborate with other offensive security experts to invent new TTPs and attack modern infrastructure
  • Research cutting-edge attack vectors across cloud, SaaS, web stacks, and internet-exposed infrastructure
  • Partner with Red Team Engineers to scale and automate discoveries
  • Present research at industry conferences with company support, where appropriate

Technologies

  • Cloud
  • Exposed
  • Support
  • Python
  • Security
  • Web

More

We are a fast-scaling cybersecurity innovator backed by funding, recognised by Gartner, and trusted by some of the worlds biggest enterprises and critical infrastructure providers. We build technology that helps security teams outrun real-world threats. This is a fully remote global role with competitive compensation, strong internal growth, access to the best tools and technology, and a world-class team of offensive security specialists. We are in hypergrowth mode and have a culture that supports internal promotion and the opportunity to shape the future of exposure management at global scale.

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Source: DevITJobs • Last updated Jun 12, 2026