Malware Reverse Engineer, Senior

Phase2 Technology; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 86,900 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Malware Reverse Engineer to join our offensive cyber operations team. You will apply vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and network exploitation techniques to understand adversaries and strengthen national security missions.

The role requires experience with Windows/Linux/macOS, malware taxonomy, shellcode, fuzzing, and memory corruption exploitation, plus a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Qualifications

• Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools for malware
• Experience with Python or JavaScript scripting
• Experience with Windows API reverse engineering and malware classification
• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Mac OS and network traffic analysis to identify malware
• Familiarity with vulnerability research and exploitation methods such as fuzzing and shellcode
• Ability to read C/C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, or Rust

Responsibilities

• Analyze malware samples to identify tactics, techniques and procedures
• Develop reverse engineering workflows to expose adversary capabilities
• Collaborate with teams on offensive cyber operations and intelligence production

Skills

Static analysis tools

Dynamic analysis tools

Windows API reverse engineering

Malware taxonomy & classification

OS & network traffic analysis

Shellcode & memory corruption

Programming languages

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Disassemblers

Debuggers

Virtual machines

Hex editors

Job description

Malware Reverse Engineer, Senior

Overview

Do you enjoy the thrill of the hunt? Are you motivated by the head‑to‑head challenge of gaining access to well‑protected networks? As a network exploitation professional, you know that understanding the adversaries' tactics, techniques, and procedures is crucial to producing the intel that enables the success of mission owners. At Booz Allen, you can apply your vulnerability analysis, network mapping, exploitation, defensive, and IT logging process experience to execute offensive cyber operations that inform our nation's most critical security missions. Safeguard the future with us and develop offensive cyber operations that are essential to providing national security for today and tomorrow. Join us. The world can't wait.

Qualifications

• Experience with industry standard static and dynamic analysis tools, including disassemblers, debuggers, virtual machines, and hex editors.
• Experience in a scripting language such as Python or JavaScript.
• Experience with development or reverse engineering of Windows API targets.
• Experience with the identification and classification of malware families based on standard taxonomy and typical malware attack methodologies for both Windows and Linux.
• Knowledge of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac, application behaviors, and network traffic analysis to identify malware exploits.
• Experience with vulnerability research and exploitation methodologies such as fuzzing, shellcode, and leveraging memory corruption vulnerabilities.
• Ability to analyze shellcode, packed or obfuscated code, and associated algorithms, and capture and interpret traces using Wireshark.
• Ability to read C/C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, or Rust.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in malware reverse engineering, or Master's degree and 3+ years of experience in malware reverse engineering.

Nice to Have

• Ability to read C++ and Python preferred.
• Master's degree in a related field.
• GREM Certification.
• OSED or OSEE Certification.

Benefits

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs.

Compensation

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees.