Reverse Malware Engineer

Company: Attain
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Who We Seek:

• Passion Seekers. You genuinely care about the work that you do and its impact on society.
• Self-Starters. You're a go-getter who isn't afraid to step up and disrupt the status quo.
• Entrepreneurs. You bring fresh ideas to the table, work hard, develop business and consistently seek new challenges.
• Collaborators. You're a great contributor to a high performing team that accomplishes great feats for our clients. Job Responsibilities:
  • Perform malware analysis and reverse engineering, as needed in support of the resolution of security incidents.
  • Create in depth and high-level reports based on findings.
  • Verbally brief senior management on findings.
  • Evaluate existing malware analysis capabilities and make recommendations on needed SOPs, tools, and improvements.
  • Create SOPs and work instructions.
  • Assist with incident response tasks.
  • Ensure removal of all malware related artifacts.
  • Conduct cyber investigations through the use of host based forensics, network forensics, log based forensics, mobile forensics, insider threat, intrusion detection, reverse engineering, and malware analysis.
  • Coordinate with other teams and organizations and ensure that everyone is up to date at all times.
  • Assist with insider threat and cyber threat intelligence tasks.
  • Evidence inventory and proper chain of custody management. Required Skills:
    • Scripting capabilities with PowerShell and python
    • Strong analytical and technical skills in computer network defense operations, ability to lead efforts in Malware Analysis and support efforts in Incident Handling (Detection, Analysis, Triage), Hunting (anomalous pattern detection and content management), and Cyber Threat Intelligence (mapping TTPs).
    • Ability to develop rules, filters, views, signatures, countermeasures and operationally relevant applications and scripts to support analysis and detection efforts.
    • Strong logical/critical thinking abilities, especially analyzing security events (windows event logs, Tanium/Splunk queries, network traffic, IDS events for malicious intent).
    • Strong proficiency Report writing - a technical writing sample and technical editing test will be required if the candidate has no prior published intelligence analysis reporting, excellent verbal and written communications skills and ability produce clear and thorough security incident reports and briefings. Desired Skills:
      • Prior experience and ability with analyzing information technology security events to discern events that qualify as a legitimate security incidents as opposed to non-incidents. This includes security event triage, incident investigation, implementing countermeasures, and conducting incident response.
      • Experience with evaluating cloud-based intrusions and malware deployment Years of Related Experience: 10+ years Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's Degree Must have active Top Secret government clearance in JPAS Due to federal client requirements, can be considered About Us: Attain is a place for great ideas and the people who have them. As a digital solutions, management, and strategy consulting firm, our professionals provide innovative solutions to revolutionize government, education, health, and nonprofit organizations and positively impact those they serve. We are business analysts, technologists, digital strategists, managers of change, and forward thinkers, with the entrepreneurial drive to shape the future. With a nationwide presence, our team is in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Visit to explore your path forward with Attain. Attain is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws . For more Information on Equal Employment Opportunity visit EEO and EEO Poster Supplement , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) . cj123 - provided by Dice

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