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Vulnerability & Exploitation Specialist

Annapolis, MD · On-site

$180K - $230K/yr

History performing vulnerability research * Experience with writing or using fuzzers - AFL, LibFuzzer, ClusterFuzz, oss-fuzz * Experience with code analysis tools - CodeQL, Joern, Semgrep * History ...

Parsons

Cyber Vulnerability Researcher

$103K - $181K/yr

... research and testing at the application, operating system, hardware, and network levels ... This position is flexible for remote and/or office work with strong career growth opportunities.

Cobalt

Senior Security Researcher

$117K - $160K/yr

Today our diverse, fully remote team is committed to helping organizations of all sizes with ... Advanced Vulnerability Research: Conduct deep-dive vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and ...

Parsons Corporation

Cyber Vulnerability Researcher

$103K - $181K/yr

... research and testing at the application, operating system, hardware, and network levels ... This position is flexible for remote and/or office work with strong career growth opportunities.

Cobalt

Senior Security Researcher

$117K - $160K/yr

Today our diverse, fully remote team is committed to helping organizations of all sizes with ... Advanced Vulnerability Research: Conduct deep-dive vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and ...

Summit 7 Systems

Vulnerability Analyst

AL · On-site +1

$55K - $75K/yr

Fully Remote Salary*: $55,000 - $75,000 *Dependent upon qualifications Summit 7 is here to rise ... Research newly discovered vulnerabilities and assess their potential impact. * Prioritize ...

Summit 7 Careers

Vulnerability Analyst

$55K - $75K/yr

Fully Remote Salary*: $55,000 - $75,000 *Dependent upon qualifications Summit 7 is here to rise ... Research newly discovered vulnerabilities and assess their potential impact. * Prioritize ...

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As of Aug 20, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote vulnerability research in the United States is $106,012.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $104,000.00 and $104,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Remote Vulnerability Research vs Penetration Tester?

AspectRemote Vulnerability ResearchPenetration Tester
CredentialsCertifications like OSCP, CEH often preferredSimilar certifications, often including OSCP, CEH, or GPEN
Work EnvironmentPrimarily remote, focused on analyzing vulnerabilities in systemsRemote or on-site, performing simulated attacks to test security
Industry UsageUsed in cybersecurity research, bug bounty programs, security assessmentsCommonly hired by organizations for security testing and audits

Remote Vulnerability Researchers analyze and identify security flaws remotely, focusing on discovering vulnerabilities. Penetration Testers simulate attacks to evaluate security defenses. While both roles require similar skills and certifications, vulnerability research emphasizes analysis, whereas penetration testing involves active exploitation. Both are vital in cybersecurity but serve different purposes in security assessments.

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Infographic showing various Remote Vulnerability Research job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 85% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $106,012 per year, or $51 per hour.

Vulnerability Productization Engineer

Chameleon Consulting Group

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

VULNERABILITY PRODUCTIZATION ENGINEER
Company Overview
CCG is a technology company focused on equipping customers with the capabilities and support to conduct intelligent and successful cyber operations. We do this by finding the most talented engineers and operators in the country, give them some of the most challenging problems facing the US government, and help them unleash their creativity and problem-solving skills. Excellence is our standard and mission success is our metric.
Role
As a member of the Security Research team, you will imagine weaknesses in multiple types of systems and then find, demonstrate/document, and exploit those weaknesses. You will be joining a team of mature and extremely competent Security Researchers to breakdown and fully understand how a host of different systems function. You will need to leverage extensive experience performing static and dynamic analysis and must be familiar with multiple classes of vulnerabilities. Additionally, you must be extremely comfortable communicating with team members, technical partners, and non-technical partners alike. You will support a mission that allows our customers to perform critical capabilities that address real national security.
This position will serve on one of our Embedded Device vulnerability research teams which focuses on productizing initial access capabilities that have been developed by other members of CCG.
Responsibilities
  • Perform efficacy assessments to confirm vulnerability effectiveness on many versions of an affected device
  • Perform manual testing as required and/or as needed to support the development of automated testing capabilities
  • Provide feedback to developers regarding testing results and capability functionality
  • Design and document testing plans, scenarios, scripts, training materials, and operation procedures
  • Demonstrate capabilities to end users and provide training on capability use as needed
  • Manage CI/CD Pipeline Integrations with the support of the developers
  • Develop new payloads to support operational requirements
Minimum Qualifications
  • Must be able to obtain a DoD TS/SCI security clearance
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Degree requirement can be met with adequate industry experience.
  • Possess a general understanding of computer networking principles
  • Possess a drive for excellence and quality; ability to place team success before self
Preferred Qualifications
  • More than 2 years of relevant experience in the Cyber Operations domain
  • Experience writing software in Python or C/C++
  • Experience working with Docker/Containerized software
  • CI/CD Pipeline management
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or Veteran status.
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