RTX

Senior Cyber Researcher

RTX  •  Gloucester, GB (Remote)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Date Posted:

2026-08-25

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Gloucester, South Gloucestershire

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Senior Cyber Researcher

Gloucester

Permanent, full time

Onsite

Due to the interestingworkwe do and the sector this team is working in, we require all candidates to be willing and eligible to hold SC and eDV clearance.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

As a leading defence and aerospace companyoperatingacross the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilitiesoperatingthroughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Cyber

Our National Security Cyber business delivers mission-critical solutions that safeguard our national security 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in a mature, agile environment, our SCRUM teams work synchronously with our customers to solve some of the toughest digital challenges faced in the world today.

About the role
Raytheon UK’s Cyber Research Group (CRG) is looking for a Senior Cyber Researcher to conduct cutting-edge research and development across multiple cyber domains. You’ll drive technical investigations, design rapid prototypes, and uncover emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct deep-dive research in vulnerability discovery, reverse engineering, and embedded systems
  • Design and build rapid prototypes to validate novel cyber capabilities and concepts
  • Analyse network protocols and system behaviours to identify security weaknesses
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver research outcomes and technical solutions
  • Document methodologies, findings, and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders
  • Support business development efforts, including proposal writing and technical briefings

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, or Python
  • Strong working knowledge of Linux-based systems, including command-line tools and system configuration
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, ICMP)
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a methodical and inquisitive approach to technical problems
  • Experience in rapid prototyping using technologies such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and virtualised environments


Desirable Experience (not essential)

  • Hardware prototyping, PCB design and microcontroller programming.
  • Experience using penetration testing or red team tools.
  • Reverse engineering using Ghidra, IDA Pro, or Binary Ninja.
  • Vulnerability research, including exploit development and mitigation bypass techniques.
  • Embedded software development on ARM, AVR, PowerPC or MIPS platforms.
  • Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) systems, Software Defined Radios (SDRs), 2G/4G/5G, including tools like GNU Radio, Osmocom, srsRAN or USRP.
  • Network engineering experience in home lab or professional environments.

Benefits:

  • £: Competitive salary

  • Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

  • 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension

  • 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

  • Company bonus scheme (discretionary)

  • Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including HealthCashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others

  • Enhanced sick pay

  • Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

  • 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, jobrequirementor site-specific arrangements.

  • Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!

  • Remote,hybridand site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.

  • Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

  • Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity,color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About RTX

RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Arlington, VA
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
rtx.com
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