Malware Research & Defensive Analyst (Reverse Engineering)

Research, analyze, and reverse-engineer malicious code to produce detections, mitigation guidance, and threat intelligence for enterprise protection.

Responsibilities

• Analyze samples (static/dynamic) to determine behavior, persistence, and indicators of compromise.
• Develop signatures, YARA rules, and detection content for endpoint and network tools.
• Produce concise technical reports and IOC packages for incident response teams.
• Feed findings into threat intelligence and help improve defensive controls.

Required

• 3+ years in malware analysis, incident response, or threat research.
• Comfortable with reverse-engineering tools and analysis workflows (no requirement to author malicious tools).
• Strong Windows and/or Linux internals knowledge and scripting ability (Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.

Desired

• Experience with sandboxing platforms, YARA, and public threat intelligence platforms.
• Certification such as GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) is a plus.

Ethics

Role is strictly defensively focused; all analysis conducted for protection, detection, and lawful response.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person