Senior Malware Reverse Engineer & Incident Response Lead

Accenture; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior Malware Reverse Engineer to lead advanced static and dynamic analysis across Windows and Linux, unpacking sophisticated samples and translating findings into robust detections for security operations.

You will mentor senior analysts, support incident response during critical events, and ensure technical rigor in all analytical products before dissemination. Travel up to 0-100% may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in malware reverse engineering or related cyber analysis.
• 8+ years static and dynamic malware analysis in Windows/Linux.
• Experience with packed/obfuscated malware and anti-analysis techniques.
• Ability to translate findings into detections for SOC.
• Strong communication for leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead malware reverse engineering and analysis efforts.
• Develop high-fidelity detections for security operations.
• Mentor senior analysts and uplift team capabilities.
• Support incident response during critical events.
• Provide technical quality review of analyses.

Skills

Malware reverse engineering

Static & dynamic analysis

Windows & Linux

IDA Pro / Ghidra

C/C++ / Python tooling

Threat hunting / incident response

Technical mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

x64dbg

Binary Ninja

Python

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior Malware Reverse Engineer to lead advanced static and dynamic analysis across Windows and Linux, unpacking sophisticated samples and translating findings into robust detections for security operations.

You will mentor senior analysts, support incident response during critical events, and ensure technical rigor in all analytical products before dissemination. Travel up to 0-100% may be required.