Malware Reversing Research Engineer

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement match

Tuition benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Transit benefit

Professional development

Job summary

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University seeks a Reverse Engineer Researcher in the Threat Analysis directorate. You will reverse engineer malicious code, prototype new analysis methods, and document findings for high-impact customers, while exploring AI-assisted techniques and contributing to the broader security community.

You will work with peers in a federally funded setting, travel moderately, and maintain confidentiality while advancing malware analysis

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related discipline with three years of experience, or MS with one year of experience.
• Strong interest in malware analysis and reverse engineering problems.
• Analytical mindset and curiosity about how software works.
• Ability to balance rapid prototyping with maintainable tool development.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% and handle sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer malicious code for high-impact customers and develop new analysis methods.
• Perform in-depth reverse engineering and document results in reports and presentations.
• Explore AI to support reverse engineering and apply it to AI systems.
• Prototype and transition new analysis methods and tools.
• Identify emerging and complex security threats and document them.
• Collaborate with the security community through papers and presentations.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Malware analysis

C/C++

Debugging

Python

Java

Analytical mindset

Technical writing

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

WinDbg

x64dbg

Job description

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University seeks a Reverse Engineer Researcher in the Threat Analysis directorate. You will reverse engineer malicious code, prototype new analysis methods, and document findings for high-impact customers, while exploring AI-assisted techniques and contributing to the broader security community.

You will work with peers in a federally funded setting, travel moderately, and maintain confidentiality while advancing malware analysis