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Research Innovations

National security technology contractor & integrator

Vulnerability Researcher 2

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
San Antonio, TX, USA+2 moreMore locations: Melbourne, FL, USA | St. Petersburg, FL, USA
In Person
CybersecurityOffensive Security & Testing
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • A strong foundation in low-level systems concepts, including memory layout, CPU architecture basics such as x86, ARM, or MIPS, operating system internals, or compiler behavior.
  • Coursework, projects, internships, or entry-level work involving reverse engineering, binary analysis, or vulnerability discovery.
  • Experience using tools such as IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or debuggers during academic or practical exercises.
  • Ability to write code in Python and at least one compiled language, preferably C.
  • Familiarity with security fundamentals such as exploit mitigations including ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries; cryptographic concepts; and protocol behavior including TCP/IP, HTTP, and DNS.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis on applications, operating system components, and embedded systems with guidance from senior researchers.
  • Assist in identifying attack surfaces, analyzing in-memory behavior, and documenting findings.
  • Create simple proof-of-concept exploits or scripts to validate discovered vulnerabilities.
  • Support research on mobile devices, firmware, and embedded platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with teammates, participate in design discussions, and contribute to shared tooling.
  • Communicate results clearly to peers and improve documentation.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with malware analysis, symbolic execution, or automated vulnerability research pipelines.
  • Exposure to mobile operating system security, including iOS or Android, or real-time operating system environments.
  • Familiarity with software protection and anti-reversing techniques.
  • Background with hardware interfaces, embedded boards, or radio/wireless protocols.

About the company

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Research Innovations provides technology solutions for national security by partnering with government agencies and defense organizations to modernize digital capabilities and strengthen security. Its products are tailored security technologies created through collaboration between operational experts and technologists, designed, deployed, and maintained to meet specific operational needs. The company differentiates itself through close government partnerships and a cross-disciplinary, mission-focused approach that speeds up traditional procurement and deployment. Its goal is to improve national security by delivering actionable, implementable security technologies through contract-based programs with government entities.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$4.9M

Headquarters

Alexandria, Virginia

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • RII's 2026 news shows faster procurement: Tradewinds, GSA MAS, and Second Front deployment.
  • The company is hiring in 2026; LinkedIn listed DoD SkillBridge and vulnerability roles.
  • GRIDS IV and DOJ MNF extensions diversify revenue beyond one program, reducing concentration.

What critics are saying

  • Defense procurement delays can freeze revenue; GRIDS IV and SHIELD depend on task orders.
  • Anduril and Palantir crowd RII's C2 space; RII partnered with Anduril on July 21, 2025.
  • If Army or Air Force standardize alternatives by 2027, RII's bespoke moat shrinks.

What makes Research Innovations unique

  • PRIISM reached IL5/IL6 deployment through Second Front Systems on June 10, 2026.
  • Dragonfly entered GSA MAS on June 24, 2026, enabling direct federal procurement.
  • RII won MDA SHIELD IDIQ on January 1, 2026, spanning $151B ceilings.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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GovCon Wire
Sep 9th, 2026
Parry Labs appoints Scott DeVona as chief revenue officer.

Parry Labs appoints Scott DeVona as chief revenue officer. * Scott DeVona brings two decades of defense software business development experience to the role * He joins from Research Innovations, Inc., where he led a commercial software organization serving U.S. and allied defense customers * DeVona has personally led multiple $100M captures across the Army, Air Force, OSD, DARPA and allied nations Parry Labs has named Scott DeVona as its chief revenue officer, tasking him with leading revenue strategy and execution as demand for open, rapid interoperability at the tactical edge continues to grow. DeVona brings 20 years of experience building defense software businesses and winning software-centric programs for U.S. combatant commands, command posts and vehicle-based command and control systems. What will DeVona's role at Parry Labs involve? As CRO, DeVona will drive Parry Labs' revenue strategy and oversee execution across its customer base. His mandate comes at a moment of accelerating demand for the kind of open architecture, vendor-agnostic interoperability that Parry Labs provides - connecting legacy systems with the autonomous platforms and networks arriving in next-generation formations. "Programs are being asked to connect the systems they have today with the autonomous systems arriving tomorrow, and to do it without being locked into any one vendor," DeVona said. "That is the hardest problem in the room, and it is what Parry does. My focus is getting that capability into more programs, faster, so formations get more lethality out of the platforms, sensors, and networks they own now and will receive in the future." What experience does DeVona bring to the position? DeVona joins Parry Labs from Research Innovations, Inc., where he led a commercial software organization that transitioned mission software into licensed products, generating recurring revenue for U.S. and allied defense customers. In that role, he held full profit and loss ownership across the product line, the engineering team that built it and the sales teams that brought it to market, while also rebuilding the organization's forecasting and margin discipline. Earlier in his career, DeVona began as a software engineer at Fort Monmouth, working alongside senior Army leaders who shape requirements and drive program decisions. He advanced through technical program management into business development leadership before taking on full P&L ownership. What did Parry Labs CEO say about the hire? Parry Labs CEO Don Claussen framed the appointment around DeVona's dual fluency in program capture and product business development - a combination he said matches the company's next phase of growth. "Scott knows how to win programs, and he knows how to build a product business around the software that delivers them," Claussen said. "Other companies want to be the ecosystem. We enable the ecosystem to operate as one, and that is what this next phase requires." What other leadership changes has Parry Labs made recently? DeVona's appointment follows a broader leadership restructuring at Parry Labs. In May 2026, the company named Don Claussen as CEO to oversee day-to-day operations, organizational alignment and execution across its sites in Virginia, Alabama, Maryland, Texas and Iowa. Claussen previously served as CEO of ST Engineering iDirect and held senior leadership roles at L3Harris Technologies, Viasat and Intelsat General Communications.

PR Newswire
Aug 21st, 2024
Research Innovations, Inc. Achieves Awardable Designation Within The Department Of Defense Cdao Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc. (RII), a provider of critical national security technology solutions, today announced that it has achieved "Awardable" status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the Department of Defense's (DoD's) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), data, and analytics capabilities.Through achieving this designation, RII's PRIISM Decision Advantage Platform is now accessible to government customers on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. PRIISM empowers distributed organizations with faster access to the data and workflow interoperability needed to make decisions at scale in support of joint and coalition campaigning. PRIISM combines data integration, data security, AI-driven analytics, and role-based workflows to enable campaigning across echelons, staff functions, and coalition partners."PRIISM directly supports five of Tradewinds strategic focus areas and we're thrilled to achieve this designation," said Jack Harrington, CEO of RII. "As today's threat landscape grows in complexity, RII remains dedicated to providing warfighters with solutions that empower them to make faster, more accurate mission decisions."RII's video, accessible only by government customers on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, highlights PRIISM's operational impacts and explains the platform's three mission applications spanning the C2 lifecycle: Accelerated Planning, Joint Targeting Platform, and Information Advantage

PR Newswire
Jan 17th, 2024
Research Innovations, Inc. Earns Fifth Consecutive Great Place To Work Certification(Tm)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc. is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the fifth consecutive year. This year, ninety-three percent of the employees at RII said it is a great place to work, surpassing the national average for a U.S. company by 36%.Great Place to Work® stands as the global authority on assessing workplace culture and the employee experience. The Certification process entails using validated employee feedback, gathered with Great Place to Work's rigorous, data-driven For All methodology."We are thrilled to earn the Great Place to Work® certification for the fifth consecutive year," said Brian Drzewiecki, Chief Operating and Financial Officer at RII

Yahoo Finance
Oct 9th, 2023
Research Innovations (Rii) Launches Priism™ Decision Advantage Platform For National Security Missions

PRIISM empowers globally distributed teams with immediate access to the command and control (C2) capabilities required to outmaneuver threatsALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) , a provider of critical national security technology solutions, today launched the PRIISM Decision Advantage Platform to empower globally distributed defense organizations and coalitions with faster access to the data and workflow interoperability needed to make mission-critical decisions and outmaneuver threats at the speed of relevance. PRIISM brings together the foundational command and control capabilities required for any mission across planning, execution, real-time collaboration, and assessment in complex environments, to dramatically streamline workflows and accelerate outcomes with the data-centric security required to jettison cumbersome networks that slow coalitions down."PRIISM is the culmination of decades of experience in helping national security organizations transform the way they execute missions," said Rich Briggs, Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of RII. "The reality is that all defense missions require a core set of decision support tools spanning communications, collaboration, visualization, intelligence, and security. PRIISM delivers proven, accredited access to 70-80 percent of necessary C2 capabilities for any mission on day one, empowering national security teams with the head start they need to maintain information advantage against global adversaries."PRIISM brings geographically dispersed, multinational teams into a secure, centralized environment where they can leverage automated workflows, seamless collaboration across echelons, data-driven planning modules, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence for optimal situational understanding

ExecutiveBiz
May 19th, 2023
Research Innovations Lands $54M Air Force Contract for C2 Software Development

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Research Innovations a four-year, $54 million basic contract to develop software and provide other capabilities in support of the Command and Control of the Information Environment program.