Senior Malware Reverse Engineer & Detection Lead

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced Malware Reverse Engineer to join its Security team in the United States. You will reverse‑engineer complex malware to uncover behavior, infrastructure, and attacker tradecraft, and translate findings into actionable detections for incident response.

The role requires deep experience across Windows and Linux, proficiency with IDA Pro and Ghidra, and the ability to mentor others while delivering high‑quality technical output to leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of malware reverse engineering or similar cyber analysis roles.
• 8+ years of static and dynamic malware analysis on Windows and Linux.
• Proficient with IDA Pro and Ghidra; hands-on with debugging tools like x64dbg and Binary Ninja.
• Experience analyzing packed/obfuscated malware and developing tooling in C/C++ or Python.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer complex malware to reveal behavior, C2 logic, and infrastructure.
• Translate findings into high-fidelity detections for SOC/detection engineering.
• Support incident response and ransomware events with technical rigor.
• Mentor senior analysts and review malware analyses for quality.

Skills

Malware reverse engineering

Exploit analysis

Vulnerability research

Malware analysis

Windows

Linux

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Binary Ninja

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Binary Ninja

Job description

Accenture seeks an experienced Malware Reverse Engineer to join its Security team in the United States. You will reverse‑engineer complex malware to uncover behavior, infrastructure, and attacker tradecraft, and translate findings into actionable detections for incident response.

The role requires deep experience across Windows and Linux, proficiency with IDA Pro and Ghidra, and the ability to mentor others while delivering high‑quality technical output to leadership.