Senior Malware Analyst - IC/OT Defense (Remote, Equity)

Dragos; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Equity Package

Job summary

Dragos is seeking an Associate Principal Malware Analyst to lead deep-dive analysis of ICS-related malware, develop detections, and produce actionable reports. You will collaborate with detection engineers, hunters, and intelligence analysts to turn research into deployable defenses.

This role shapes the malware analysis pipeline and directly impacts how Dragos protects critical infrastructure globally. Remote-first team across North America and beyond.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of malware analysis or IC/OT cybersecurity experience.
• Advanced static and dynamic reverse engineering skills.
• Experience analyzing IC-specific software and embedded systems.
• Strong Yara signature development experience.
• Proven ability to write clear, customer-facing technical reports.
• Experience improving malware analysis pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Identify highly sophisticated threats targeting IC and critical infrastructure, evaluating their impact and severity.
• Develop innovative analysis methods and reverse engineer IC-specific malware, software and firmware.
• Create Yara signatures and collaborate on detecting novel threats.
• Write customer-facing technical reports translating findings into operational impact.
• Refine and evolve the malware analysis pipeline with new methods and tooling.
• Collaborate across teams to drive malware research and solve complex problems.
• Exercise independent judgment as a trusted technical advisor on malware analysis.

Skills

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

IC/OT cybersecurity

Yara signature development

Technical report writing

Research & threat hunting

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Job description

Dragos is seeking an Associate Principal Malware Analyst to lead deep-dive analysis of ICS-related malware, develop detections, and produce actionable reports. You will collaborate with detection engineers, hunters, and intelligence analysts to turn research into deployable defenses.

This role shapes the malware analysis pipeline and directly impacts how Dragos protects critical infrastructure globally. Remote-first team across North America and beyond.