Vulnerability Researcher (Remote)

The Opportunity

As a Vulnerability Researcher, you'll play a critical role in uncovering and analyzing vulnerabilities to strengthen runZero’s detection and intelligence capabilities. From researching and monitoring security threats to collaborating with engineers on developing detection rules and vulnerability checks, you'll help drive impact by proactively identifying risks and surfacing insights for our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Research current vulnerabilities and exploits using trusted sources and stay up to date with threat intelligence
• Proactively monitor security-related information sources to discover new vulnerabilities and attack vectors
• Apply analytical expertise to investigate malware, phishing, mobile, and brand threats, delivering actionable vulnerability intelligence
• Assess the impact of vulnerabilities on critical systems and advise stakeholders on remediation strategies
• Build custom detection rules, identify unique attack attributes, and surface vulnerable internet-connected assets
• Research and develop new exploits and attack techniques
• Produce root cause analyses and technical reports, clearly communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Work with engineers to develop vulnerability checks, fingerprints, queries, and detections
• Collaborate with the engineering team to add findings to the codebase, ideally in Golang

Skills You Have 

• Hands-on experience with common vulnerability classes and exploitation techniques
• Familiarity with CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration), and CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System)
• Experience using vulnerability and compliance scanning tools 
• Solid grasp of security advisories, vulnerability exploitation, and threat impact
• Knowledge of regular expressions (regex) and SQL for querying large databases
• Experience collaborating with engineers on automated tooling and detection rules
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub, CI/CD processes
• Familiarity with at least one programming language and the ability to use it to automate tasks (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Go)
• Go experience is a big plus

Salary Range

runZero values transparency in the hiring process. According to our market data, we’re expecting this role to come in at a salary of about $150,000 - $180,000. We know that the talent market is always in flux, so please let us know if you believe we have advertised this role in the wrong salary band

For more information on what it's like to work at runZero, visit our employee spotlight page!