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Vulnerability Researcher
Reston, Virginia, United States
$127k-$277k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEExperience in reverse engineering and vulnerability research, proficiency with exploit development and testing tools, bachelor’s degree, TS/SCI clearance eligibility, strong technical communication.
Ghidra, IDA, Kali Linux, Angr, AFL++, QEMU, Unicorn, JIRA, Confluence
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Transportation Researcher
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$55k-$94k/yr HybridFull Time
Bachelor's degree in planning, public policy, transportation engineering, or related field; strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills; proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint; ability to manage multiple projects.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
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Applied Researcher I
San Jose or New York City or Cambridge or McLean or San Francisco
$219k-$272k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEPhD in a relevant technical field, or MS plus 2 years of applied research experience; expertise in AI, deep learning, model development, research, and scalable production systems.
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, Lightning, VectorDBs, DGL, pytorch-geometric, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD
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Applied Researcher II
New York City or San Francisco or San Jose or Cambridge or McLean
$263k-$327k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEPhD plus 2 years or master's plus 4 years in applied research; expertise in AI foundations, deep learning, model development, research, and scalable production systems.
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, Lightning, VectorDBs, Graph Neural Networks, pytorch-geometric, DGL, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD
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Applied Researcher I
San Jose or San Francisco or McLean or Cambridge or New York City
$219k-$272k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEPhD (or MS+2yrs) in CS/EE/AI/Math or related, experience building large deep learning models and publishing research, ability to deliver models at scale and own research agenda.
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, VectorDBs, pytorch-geometric, DGL
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Principal Researcher, Financial Services
Virginia or New York
$163k-$263k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in threat intelligence, deep knowledge of adversary lifecycles and TTPs, experience with threat data analysis tools, strong communication and collaboration, ability to lead projects and produce published research.
MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, passive DNS
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CNO Vulnerability Researcher
Herndon or San Antonio or Hanover
$129k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's plus 4+ years (or HS plus 8+ years), experience in vulnerability research, exploit development, reverse engineering; proficiency in C/C++, Python, Assembly; active Secret clearance.
C/C++, Python, Assembly (x86/x64), IDA Pro, WinDBG, Ghidra, Radare, Binary Ninja, SysInternals, GDB, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible
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Principal Vulnerability Researcher
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$181k-$289k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead vulnerability research on embedded systems; expert in C/C++ and Python, reverse engineering, firmware analysis, emulation, fuzzing, and mentoring junior staff. Active Top Secret clearance required or eligible.
C, C++, Python, Linux, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Ghidra, QEMU, JTAG, UART, oscilloscope, logic analyzer
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Lead Vulnerability Researcher
Maryland or Herndon
$175k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEAdvanced degree and relevant cybersecurity experience required; proficiency in C/C++, Python, ISA, Linux, reverse engineering, decompilers, vulnerability research tools, and debuggers. Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required in Maryland.
C, C++, Python, x86, ARM, MIPS, Linux, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Ghidra, GDB, WinDbg, UART, SPI, I2C, TLS, SSH, RTOS
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iOS Vulnerability Researcher (Remote)
Tysons or United States or Israel
RemoteFull Time
Proven vulnerability research experience (preferably iOS), advanced exploitation skills, ARM reverse engineering, knowledge of cryptographic primitives; hardware research is an advantage; ethical security research focus.
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Sr. Security Researcher (Remote)
Virginia or United States
$85k-$120k/yr RemoteFull Time
Proficiency in exploit and vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, Python, experience with OS platforms (Windows), strong technical writing and briefing skills, and experience leveraging LLMs/AI for research.
Python, Large Language Models (LLMs), Snort, YARA
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Principal Researcher (Unit 42)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$163k-$263k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOERequires 7+ years in cyber threat intelligence, threat research, analytic production, and client delivery; strong threat analysis, writing, presentation, multitasking, and defensive recommendation skills.
MITRE ATT&CK, Synapse, AI/ML
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Senior/Staff Security Researcher
Arizona or California or Colorado or Connecticut or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or Missouri or Nebraska or New Jersey or New York or North Carolina or Oregon or Tennessee or Texas or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin
$190k-$319k/yr RemoteFull Time
Deep application security and program-analysis knowledge, ability to write and audit code in multiple languages, experience with applied AI/LLMs, building detection and evaluation pipelines, and autonomous research-driven delivery.
Semgrep, LLM, RAG, pydantic-ai, MCP, Kubernetes, Argo, Temporal, SAST, AST, IR, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
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AI Researcher
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Experience with AI/ML model architectures and attack techniques, Python and PyTorch proficiency, statistics and OOP knowledge, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and ability to translate mission needs into requirements.
Python, PyTorch, Docker, Kubernetes, MITRE ATT&CK
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Principal AI Security Researcher
Redmond or Reston
$143k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOEAdvanced security and AI research experience; demonstrated hands-on AI attack and defense skills; strong Python and research tooling experience; ability to meet Microsoft security screening.
Python, LLM APIs, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs
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Senior Researcher, Community Safety & Violence Prevention
United States or Arlington
$126k-$154k/yr RemoteFull Time
3+ YOEPhD with 3+ years or Master’s with 7+ years in relevant fields; deep expertise in community safety and prevention; experience leading complex mixed-methods research, managing projects and budgets, proposal writing, and mentoring staff. Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship.
STATA, R, Microsoft Excel, NVivo, Microsoft Access
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FSAP and PETA - Senior Researcher
Washington or Norfolk
$50k-$62k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEAdvanced degree preferred; at least 5 years of research; knowledge of animal rights; strong communication; ability to work independently; vegan lifestyle.
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Principal UX Researcher
Arlington or San Francisco or Austin or New York City
$230k-$320k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years in UX/design research with 6+ years at senior/staff level; deep qualitative and quantitative research expertise; experience scaling research practice, influencing execs, and mentoring researchers.
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Network Security Researcher
Pittsburgh or Arlington
OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEAdvanced degree in computer science or related field with 2–8 years relevant experience; strong network fundamentals, threat research, proficiency in at least one language (Python, Go, Ruby, C, Java, Scala), experience with network telemetry and large datasets, and ability to obtain Department of War security clearance.
Python, Go, Ruby, C, Java, Scala, YAF, Zeek, Suricata
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Vulnerability Researcher
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$150k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance and 7+ years vulnerability research, reverse engineering, exploit development, programming (C,C++,Java,JavaScript), and mobile malware analysis for iOS/Android.
C, C++, Java, JavaScript, IDA Pro, OllyDbg, Windbg, Windows, Linux/Unix
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