Defensive Malware Analyst & Reverse Engineer

Minerva Cyber Tech; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Minerva Cyber Technologies is seeking a Malware Analyst and Reverse Engineer to investigate suspicious files and software behavior to support defensive cybersecurity operations. You will identify malware capabilities and indicators, explain limitations, and deliver findings to incident responders and detection engineers.

In this role you will perform static and dynamic analyses, examine persistence mechanisms, and document IOCs and gaps in evidence.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience analyzing malicious code or reverse engineering software for defensive purposes.
• Knowledge of executable formats, OS internals, debugging, and disassembly.
• Ability to work in isolated analysis environments with safe sample handling.
• Strong technical reporting and scripting skills with disciplined treatment of uncertainty.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform static and dynamic malware analysis in controlled environments.
• Examine executable behavior, persistence mechanisms, and system interactions.
• Document IOCs, capabilities, confidence, and evidence gaps.
• Develop defensive signatures or analytical guidance and test them against samples.
• Support incident response teams with clear findings and safe handling of malicious artifacts.

Skills

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Scripting

Technical reporting

Incident response

Travel to client sites

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Sandboxing environments

YARA

Debuggers

Job description

Minerva Cyber Technologies is seeking a Malware Analyst and Reverse Engineer to investigate suspicious files and software behavior to support defensive cybersecurity operations. You will identify malware capabilities and indicators, explain limitations, and deliver findings to incident responders and detection engineers.

In this role you will perform static and dynamic analyses, examine persistence mechanisms, and document IOCs and gaps in evidence.