Malware Reverse Engineering, Development and Execution Analyst

Role Overview

• Analyze and investigate malware, digital artifacts and forensic evidence.
• Develop and apply advanced methodologies to address complex and undefined cyber technical and malware challenges.
• Provide malware development and execution as a part of threat emulations operations as directed for any support required after normal business hours. Be a SME in special malware operations that require focused emulation analysis of a specific system’s architecture and security posture.
• Be an expert in and accountable for utilizing a range of intelligence and other cybersecurity resources for malware development and execution to support the threat emulation operations.
• Provide, maintain and brief the malware development and execution portion of all threat emulation exercises.
• Provide associated final reports and briefs from information sharing and specific (threat emulation) actions taken to mitigation execution.
• Support the completion of all required documentation prior to each Threat Emulation operation.
• Support all required activities upon completion of each Threat Emulation operation.
• Provides support, documentation to and other threat emulation duties required.
• Perform forensic examinations on systems, applications and networks to identify indicators of compromise.
• Document technical findings and provide detailed reports to stakeholders.
• Recommend improvements to processes and procedures based on forensic analysis.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional teams to resolve multi-disciplinary technical problems including the use of AI for malware creation and attack.
• Apply creativity and technical expertise to develop new solutions and approaches.
• Expert-level knowledge of malware analysis and digital forensics principles.
• Ability to identify, interpret and report on digital evidence from diverse sources including AI systems.
• Strong understanding of complex cyber and AI system behaviors and potential attack vectors.
• Experience in conceptualizing and applying advanced technical theories and methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Avoids major risks that aren’t part of the core, cybersecurity mission.
• Coding (your language of choice) of malware and unique ad hoc solutions to complex cyber defenses as they arise. Coding is required (not simply AI creation of malware).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 3+ additional years of relevant cyber experience in lieu of degree. Degree not required.
• 10+ years of relevant malware experience.
• Expert in malware coding (your language of choice) and unique ad hoc creation of red team operations plans.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must hold and maintain an active Top Secret Clearance.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package