Do you have a passion for high scale services and working with some of Oracle's most critical customers?  We are seeking an experienced, passionate, and talented Security Researcher who has genuine excitement for and interest in binary analysis. You will support evolving the state-of-the-art in binary analysis for vulnerability identification.  You must relish the challenge of findings critical vulnerabilities in large scale software binaries through automation of analysis. Creativity is highly valued; being able to find novel vulnerabilities is essential in this role. 

Who We Are

We are a world-class team of high calibre security researchers and application security engineers who thrive on new challenges.  We are an inclusive and diverse team with a full spectrum of experience distributed globally.  We have the resources of a large enterprise and the energy of a start-up, working on a critical greenfield software assurance project collaboratively with our cloud team.  The Software Assurance organization has the mission to make application security and software assurance, at scale, a reality.  The Binary Analysis team are a dedicated team, leveraging each other’s insights and abilities to produce cutting edge solutions to difficult binary analysis problems. Contributing to the overall success of the Software Assurance organization.  Join us to grow your career and create the future of software assurance at scale together. 

Work You’ll Do

As a member of our team, you will work independently or side-by-side within a team structure to develop and deliver practical solutions.  You will be responsible for designing, implementing and testing binary analyses focusing on vulnerability detection across a variety of architectures and platforms.   

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (e.g. Electrical Engineering) or related relevant experience 2+ years of relevant experience in vulnerability security research Must be legally authorized to work in Brazil without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future Experience working in a large cloud or Internet software company Experience navigating and working with extremely large codebases  Proven experience with security research including any published CVEs Experience developing proof of concept exploits bypassing modern exploit mitigations Active participant or organiser of Capture the Flag competitions Knowledge of common vulnerabilities in different types of software and programming languages, including: Reverse engineering across various architectures and platforms; including x86/64, ARM Experience with disassemblers and decompilers (IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra) Ability to automate reversing tasks, using the headless capabilities (and internal representations) of the tooling Software development using C or C++ A personality and communication skills that inspire teams and team members

Nice to Have

Knowledge of common exploitation countermeasures and their bypasses (CFI, NX, ASLR, etc.) Researching operating system and applications to understand strengths and weaknesses in their design and implementation How to test for/exploit them Real world mitigations that can be applied Familiarity with vulnerability classification frameworks (e.g. OWASP Top 10)

What We’ll Give You

A team of very skilled and diverse personnel across the globe Ability to work in a flexible work from home arrangement Exposure to mind blowing large-scale cutting-edge systems The resources of a large, global operation while still having the small, start-up feel of a smaller team day to day Develop new skills and competencies working with our vast cloud product offerings Ongoing extensive training and skills development to further your career aspirations Incredible benefits and company perks An organization filled with smart, enthusiastic, and motivated colleagues The opportunity to impact and improve our systems and delight our customers

Career Level - IC2