Media Malware Analyst (Journeyman) - Threat Intel & Forensics

Koitecc Solutions; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 87,100 - 157,450; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Journeyman- to senior‑level Media Malware Analyst to support USCYBERCOM operations by identifying and analyzing sophisticated threats targeting the DoDIN. You will conduct forensic analysis, malware analysis, and threat briefings for leadership, crafting actionable intelligence and risk assessments.

The role requires TS clearance with SCI eligibility and polygraph, 5+ years in malware analysis, and hands-on experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, and sandbox environments.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and polygraph.
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Digital Forensics, or related field, or ability to complete within one year.
• Five+ years of demonstrated proficiency in malware analysis (static/dynamic), incident handling, and reverse engineering.
• Working experience with tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, Volatility, and sandbox environments.
• Intimate familiarity with network protocols, OS internals (Windows/Linux/UNIX), and cyber threat analysis.
• Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and understanding of available cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct defensive and offensive cyber operations.
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, including documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform static and dynamic malware analysis, including reverse engineering and extracting malicious files from digital media.
• Create technical analysis reports with actionable intelligence findings and deliver leadership briefings.
• Identify unique indicators for signature and heuristic development.
• Draft and support implementation of security incident response policies.
• Analyze operational reporting to correlate attack trends and support enterprise malware analysis tools.
• Conduct log/system analysis (routers, Windows, UNIX) for threat detection.
• Research open-source intel to inform threat assessments and signature creation.
• Maintain validated MD5 hash lists for signature repositories.
• Publish in-depth risk assessments to evaluate threat postures and refine methodologies.

Skills

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Incident handling

Threat intelligence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Wireshark

Volatility

Sandbox environments

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Journeyman- to senior‑level Media Malware Analyst to support USCYBERCOM operations by identifying and analyzing sophisticated threats targeting the DoDIN. You will conduct forensic analysis, malware analysis, and threat briefings for leadership, crafting actionable intelligence and risk assessments.

The role requires TS clearance with SCI eligibility and polygraph, 5+ years in malware analysis, and hands-on experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra, Wireshark, and sandbox environments.