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Job Title : Cyber Security Research Engineer Location : HyderabadEC-Councilis the world’s largest cyber security technical certification body. We operate in 145 countries globally and we are the owner and developer of various world-famous cyber security programs. We are proud to have trained and certified over 400,000 information security professionals globally that have influenced the cyber security mindset of countless organizations worldwide.Role Overview: We are looking for cyber security researchers who are passionate about building hands-on cyber security labs and CTFs and learning how modern attacks work. The role focuses on researching real-world attacks, building vulnerable systems and creating reliable cyber-range scenarios for practical learning.Responsibilities: Research extensively on the latest hacking, pen testing and computer forensic trends in the industry, expanding focus to include AI/ML vulnerabilities. Build simulated environments (CTFs) using latest vulnerabilities and attack vectors, explicitly mapping scenarios to MITRE (ATT&CK and ATLAS) frameworks and OWASP Top 10 (Web, LLM, ML, and AI Agent) standards. Recreate the vulnerabilities for educational purpose, ensuring reliable and repeatable lab environments. Deliver well-documented, functional, and well-tested pentest and forensic scenarios in the form of deployable machines. Create red team and blue team exercises, utilizing standard offensive tooling as well as blue team frameworks.Desired Profile: Education:Graduate or Postgraduate in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security or a related discipline. Experience:0–4 years of experience or hands-on exposure in cyber security, research, CTF development, penetration testing, or SOC operations. Core Skills:Strong interest in both offensive and defensive cyber security techniques. Comfortable working with Linux and Windows operating systems. Tooling:Hands-on exposure to common security tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, BloodHound, and Sysinternals, as well as AI red teaming frameworks (e.g., garak, PyRIT, ART). Networking & AppSec:Basic understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, ports, routing and firewalls. Familiarity with web and application security fundamentals, exploitation workflows, and privilege-escalation concepts.Standout Qualifications (Added Advantages): Practical experience in digital forensics or building incident response workflows. Exposure to cloud security labs, OT/industrial protocols, or building AI and machine-learning security labs. Experience building practice labs or vulnerable machines, or participation in CTFs and hackathons. Public technical write-ups, blogs or GitHub projects.Additional Information: EC-Council is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. 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