Malware Reverse Engineering, Development and Execution Analyst

About the position We are looking for a Malware Reverse Engineering, Development and Execution Operator/Analyst with deep expertise in advanced technical domains and red team operations. As an individual contributor, you will tackle complex, undefined technical challenges that span multiple areas or disciplines. This role requires creativity and ingenuity to design innovative solutions, leveraging expert knowledge of advanced cyber technical principles, theories, and red team concepts. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the growth, development, and culture of a dynamic and fast-growing cybersecurity world. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping cutting-edge approaches in malware creation and analysis, using artificial intelligence (AI) for malware creation (malware coding is required), and forensics, while helping drive the success of the organization. One needs to have exceptional experience in malware creation, writing malware code, and inventing novel avenues of approach to infiltrate government systems.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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