Malware Reverse Engineer

WarCollar Industries, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

PTO with billable hours

Federal holidays + birthday

Job summary

WarCollar Industries, LLC is actively seeking Reverse Engineers of all levels to support national security efforts. You will conduct reverse engineering on malicious binaries, perform both dynamic and static analysis of assembly code, and prepare documentation to assist malware detection and mitigation.

Ideal candidates have 2–13 years of relevant malware reverse engineering experience, hold CISSP and GIAC GREM or CREA certifications, and may require Information Assurance credentials.

Qualifications

• Two to thirteen years of relevant experience in malware reverse engineering.
• CISSP, GIAC GREM or CREA certifications are required or strongly preferred.
• Information Assurance Certification may be required.

Responsibilities

• Complete technical inquiries of malicious binaries through controlled execution and static analysis of assembly code.
• Overcome procedures established to defeat analysis to determine functionality, effectiveness, callbacks, attribution to adversary infrastructure, and indicators of weaknesses.
• Furnish information and documentation that enables malware detection, signature creation, and mitigation.

Skills

CISSP

GIAC GREM

CREA

Information Assurance Certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related

Master’s degree or Doctoral degree preferred

Associate degree with 7+ years relevant experience considered

Job description

Job Description

WarCollar Industries is currently sourcing Reverse Engineers of all levels to fill exciting roles in supporting national security efforts.

• Complete technical inquiries of malicious binaries through controlled execution and or static analysis of assembly code.
• Overcome procedures established to defeat analysis, in order to determine functionality, effectiveness, callbacks, aid with attribution to adversary infrastructure, and identification of indicators of weaknesses.
• Furnish information and documentation that enables malware detection, signature creation, and mitigation.

Reverse Engineers Will

• Complete technical inquiries of malicious binaries through controlled execution and or static analysis of assembly code.
• Overcome procedures established to defeat analysis, in order to determine functionality, effectiveness, callbacks, aid with attribution to adversary infrastructure, and identification of indicators of weaknesses.
• Furnish information and documentation that enables malware detection, signature creation, and mitigation.

Successful Reverse Engineer candidates will have two (2) to thirteen (13) years of relevant experience in malware reverse engineering.

Required Skills

Required Certifications:

• CISSP
• GIAC GREM or CREA

Information Assurance Certification may be required.

Candidates must be United States citizens, hold an active Top Secret clearance with Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI), and have a positively adjudicated polygraph to be considered for this position.

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Master’s degree and or Doctoral degree, desired. Candidates with an Associate degree plus a minimum of seven (7) years of in-depth relevant experience will be considered.

Level 1

2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR

4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree

Level 2

2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR

5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR

7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Level 3

4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR

8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR

10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Level 4

7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

9 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR

11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR

13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree

About WarCollar Industries

WarCollar Industries, LLC is a veteran-owned small business. We maintain a team of cybersecurity experts committed to protecting complicated data and distribution systems and providing decision makers with the most accurate assessment of residual risk possible. We work with our clients to solve the toughest challenges in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Services include network defense, computer network attack, secure network design, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. WarCollar enables its clients to find, fix, stop, and ultimately solve cybersecurity problems across their entire enterprise.

WarCollar offers generous benefits including:

• Medical insurance premium coverage
• PTO based on billable hours
• federal holidays plus your birthday
• matching 401k
• education reimbursement plus paid training days
• performance bonuses
• referral bonuses
• government shutdown protection
• monthly team building events
• two major social events annually

WarCollar Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. WarCollar does not discriminate in employment based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, status as a protected military veteran, or other non-merit factor.