Senior/ Lead Security Researcher

Summary of Role

V-Key is one of the world’s leading deep-tech companies in mobile cyber-security.

Our patented technology V-OS has been deployed by top banks, mobile payment providers, and governments to secure software solutions and protect more than 500 million users globally.

We are rapidly expanding into new markets and new customer segments.

Apart from securing digital transactions for everyone, we are also enabling new generation technology by providing the cyber-security infrastructure for banking, government and smart homes, among many others.

At V-Key, we are building towards a future where technology users can enjoy unprecedented security and convenience.

We are looking for a (Senior or Lead) Security Researcher, as part of the Product Security Team.

Your primary focus will be to work with the team on cutting-edge Research and Development (R&D) of threats on mobile phones to develop innovative products and solutions to defend against such threats.

• Research into threats (such as root/jailbreak and hiding thereof, app tampering, runtime tampering, etc.) in mobile phone operating systems and applications on Android / iOS / Harmony OS Next.
• Work with the team to develop protection mechanisms through reverse engineering, vulnerability research, exploitation and mitigation techniques and mobile/embedded development.
• Work with the team to perform penetration test on V-Key’s products and applications.
• Work with the team to script attacks and defences for mobile devices in general and for mobile applications.
• Develop customer-facing security attack and defense demonstrations.
• Work with the team on security solutions architectures involving not just the mobile device, but also other networked components, leveraging authentication protocols (OAuth2, FIDO2, etc.), and understanding and assessing cryptographic protocols and algorithms as needed.