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
Essential Skills and Experience
Desirable Experience (not essential)
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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