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Android Security Research Engineer

C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
Full Timemid
New Delhi, Delhi, INPosted April 9, 2026

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Job Description

We are seeking an Android Security Research Engineer with strong expertise in Android internals, reverse engineering, and mobile security research. The role involves analyzing android application and platform defenses, analyzing vulnerabilities, and supporting deep security research across app, framework, and kernel layers.

Key Responsibilities

Reverse engineer Android apps (APK/AAB) to identify security and logic flaws

Perform Android application penetration testing, including runtime hooking and traffic interception

Analyze and bypass security controls such as SSL pinning, root detection, anti-debugging, and obfuscation

Research Android internals (framework, ART/Dalvik, Binder IPC, permissions)

Analyse and make PoC for known Android vulnerabilities

Develop and maintain Frida scripts, Objection workflows, and custom security tools

Must-Have Skills

Strong understanding of Android architecture, internals, and attack surfaces

Hands-on experience in Android reverse engineering and application pentesting

Proven ability to bypass common mobile security protections

Experience with PoC replication, and process chaining basic

Hands-on experience with Corellium simulator Android environments

Proficiency with tools: ADB, Android Studio, Frida, Objection, Burp Suite, Metasploit

Good-to-Have

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Knowledge of rooting, bootloader unlocking, and custom ROMs

  • Familiarity with NDK, JNI, ARM64, and scripting (Python/JavaScript/Bash)

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