Senior Vulnerability Researcher – Pentesting

Bitsight

Senior Vulnerability Researcher analyzing emerging threats and high-profile vulnerabilities. Developing intelligence tools for remote detection while collaborating with global teams.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇹 PortugalSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research and analyze emerging threats as well as newly published, high-profile vulnerabilities and contribute to the development of vulnerability intelligence tooling
Conduct in-depth assessments of vulnerabilities to assess viability of remote, network-based detection methods
Reverse engineer software and software patches to identify new detection methods
Develop plugins, tools, and techniques to implement newly researched vulnerability detection and product fingerprinting capabilities
Drive innovation by researching and developing new tools and techniques
Provide technical leadership on research projects to include mentoring junior researchers and providing regular updates to stakeholders
Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement within Bitsight workflows
Develop vulnerability detection techniques, and communicate potential techniques, and the associated risk, with senior leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s degree preferred
Experience in vulnerability research, penetration testing, and exploit development
In depth knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures commonly used by threat actors
Proven track record of innovation in the field of vulnerability research
Experience in leading technical projects and mentoring junior team members
Broad knowledge of information security principles and network protocols
Experience in network-based vulnerability detection capability development
Experience in source code analysis
Familiarity software reverse engineering and patch diffing
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills and a track record of solving ambiguous problems
Machine learning experience is a plus
Ownership mindset
Proficient in python programming

Benefits

Comp & perks

Best in class benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

vulnerability researchpenetration testingexploit developmentnetwork-based vulnerability detectionsource code analysissoftware reverse engineeringpatch diffingpython programmingmachine learning

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem solvinginnovationownership mindset

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Computer Science