Malware Engineer: Threat Analysis & Mitigation Expert

Secure Technologies Group; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Training support

Competitive salary

Job summary

SecureTech is seeking a Malware Engineer to analyze and report on malicious code, develop detection strategies, and support CMSP objectives. You will perform dynamic and static analysis, explore data artifacts, and craft actionable mitigation steps.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of relevant experience, familiarity with tools like GHIDRA and FireEye AX, and programming skills in Python, Lua, C/C++, or Ruby.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; an additional 4 yrs of related experience can substitute for the degree
• Minimum two years of relevant experience, with senior levels possible
• Experience with languages such as Python, Lua, C/C++, Ruby is a plus

Responsibilities

• Conducts dynamic and static analysis of suspicious code to determine malicious capability and impact
• Analyzes captured data (audit, log, network traffic) to identify intrusion artifacts
• Produces reports on vulnerabilities and exploits used by malware
• Develops and communicates findings clearly and timely
• Develops mitigation strategies and detection techniques
• Generates signatures, rules to identify malware vectors
• Collaborates with internal/external teams to counter threats and improve CSSP mission

Skills

Python

Lua

C/C++

Ruby

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

GHIDRA

SYSInternals

FireEye AX

Job description

SecureTech is seeking a Malware Engineer to analyze and report on malicious code, develop detection strategies, and support CMSP objectives. You will perform dynamic and static analysis, explore data artifacts, and craft actionable mitigation steps.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of relevant experience, familiarity with tools like GHIDRA and FireEye AX, and programming skills in Python, Lua, C/C++, or Ruby.